Fixing a Score Motor That Just Keeps Running -1976 Williams Space Odyssey Pinball Machine Schematics

[@whizzer9295]

1:31 Awesome!! Do more of this! I love seeing all the mechanicals in action. Here's an idea, put a GoPro inside while playing a game, with lighting of course. Even better, have spilt screen with multiple shots of you playing outside and the inner workings. Yeah I know it's a pain to edit. But if you want views...... But seriously, I would like to see more action shots of the score motors, bonus units, score reels, etc. Anyway, great content as always Ron.

[@argee99]

I liked Joe's explanation better (its broke!) Thanks for the video :)...

[@charlieromeo7663]

Film/filming is what we grew up with Joe. Having reset issues with my '76 Grand Prix pin. On the way upstairs to check out the stepper. Great video, thanks for doing what you do.

[@JacGoudsmit]

Thank you for RECORDING this video 🙂

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Jac, I hope you've been well, see you on the next video!!!

[@j-fbondon2068]

thank you for helping me understanding what is going. on with my funfest....4 years of misery and frustration resolved with you video...please keep them comming ....theyr awsome and always fun to watch...

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks for watching J-F, glad you got it going! I've worked on some Funfests, that's a neat little game.

[@EsotericArctos]

The shortening of springs makes a lot of sense as over time they do loosen off, or stretch slightly. You don't want to take a lot off of it, but a little returns the spring back to its original tension. It's not cheating, it is just restoring. You only need to take one loop off the spring usually, I wouldn't take much more of that off :) You are right about finding parts in Australia. It's difficult and expensive to get parts shipped over here, we have to hord / collect what we can get.

[@macdaddyns]

Ron, I ain't blaming you, but you put the image in my head of Paula doing the tubesnake boogie, I do believe you said tube steak, but, I think it is snake :) "Elizabeth this is the big one!" Sanford and son was a good show.

[@LyonsArcade]

Tube Snake makes more sense than Tube Steak, lol Boy ZZ Top knew what they were doing....

[@mfranzusan3014]

BTW, the song was Tube Snake Boogie. The Tube Steak Boogie was a different thing altogether 😲

[@TheRealHammerBillyLee]

Always love Sanford & Son! Aunt Esther is her name. Keep the videos coming!

[@theoldbigmoose]

Ron your enthusiasm is contagious!

[@JTFun]

This is FANTASTIC! What a great explanation of the schematic and how to interpret it. I've looked at a ton of videos on this and yours is by far the best. I'm working on a '72 Williams Doodlebug. Thank you!!!

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you for watching JTFun, good luck with it!

[@joetripp123]

I love how you could just check the solenoids yet to take the time to teach all of us with solid logic. Then go to the machine and BAM it's exactly what you deduced through logic. Awesome.

[@PlumGurly]

Yeah, experience likely told him to check the bonus units, and Ron showed us how to get there.

[@gorillaau]

Devils advocate here. There is the flip side which is that you need to start at one end or the other. It doesnt really matter which. Yeah, you could go to the middle but which end do you work towards?

[@sguttag]

"Yeah...the motor makes noise...AND?!?!" Perfect!

[@davidg-m1768]

‘Stepping up” your one handed pinball play too - nice

[@1971VoiceoftheMummy]

Nice work!

[@Jason-lx3zu]

Daily videos get a thumbs up from me all week long! Thanks for filming them, I really enjoy watching you work through the issues. BTW that's the second Redd Foxx reference I heard this week. Check out his Wash Your Ass bit on KZbin for a good laugh. Good job as always!

[@LyonsArcade]

He was so funny, there's no way I should have been watching that as a kid. The "White Man with a Cadillac" episode was so funny it's probably illegal now

[@naytch2003]

@@LyonsArcade Now I know I'm not in Kansas people 😁

[@dansledepot107]

Been enjoying the daily videos! It's just like Christmas all over again

[@LyonsArcade]

We're gonna keep it up!

[@ShawnBernard70]

Not sure if it's my current state of relaxation but dang Ronnie this is a top 10 video this year for content and entertainment. Love it man

[@LyonsArcade]

Thanks Shawn that's nice of you to say, we go too far sometimes but we actively try to make it funny, some people like it, some people don't, we're gonna keep doing our thing :)

[@KC_justme1]

Another great educational FILM! Thanks Ron.

[@mattpace5982]

Ron you can get the entire series of Sanford and son on dvd on Amazon

[@wackyworldofwindios3476]

I have 3 Red Fox vinyl albums one has 2 records. There from his stand up comedy days. He was a very funny man. RIP.

[@Jeffzzzaus]

Nice film Ron 😆

[@LyonsArcade]

Thank you Jeff

[@tomsavio3584]

Excellent video that really helped me understand parts of the machinery and how that is shown on the schematics allowing intelligent troubleshooting. Many thanks!

[@waynegram8907]

JOE CLASSIC, The index relay is what turns ON the score motor, and its the "only" relay that is the gatekeeper to turn on the score motor? the other relays that are connected to the index relay are keeping the index relay turned ON, its a "closed loop circuit" so if one or more relays arent turned off it keeps the index relay turned ON causing the score motor to keep spinning. NOT all score motors CAMS have impulse switchs, only the CAM that has many "bumps" on the cam wheel is considered the impulse cam? i'm guessing the cam bumps are called divots?

[@scottgm321]

I love these videos. Thanks for the education and fun.

[@blupeterb254b9]

Fancy pinball work sir! And tube steak boogie? How did you get that from a bonus mech?

[@ruaraidhmcdonald-walker9524]

Sounds like am old power loom!! You making cloth?! 😉

[@oldcoot3459]

My Fun Fest swinging target makes the same noise, so it's 'normal'...whatever normal is. My machine spent most of its early life in a Teamsters' Union hall and the years of cigarette smoke really took a toll on the wiring and connectors. The schematic is nearly useless because all the wiring is the same dingy color. It's nice to see similar machines in such clean condition.

[@thejunkman7581]

The swing targets were noisy back in the 70s New 😁

[@rrowan327]

Hi Ron, I would like to buy that Japanese bar to clean metal. I couldn't find a working link on your website. Would someone be able to update to link for us? Thanks

[@wjodf8067]

nice read of schematic

[@jssdalton4609]

Does the pinball spin counterclockwise in Australia?

[@gorillaau]

The score motors need to be mounted upside down. Too bad the pinball makers didn't mount them vertical in the cabinet, it would work in both hemispheres in that fashion.

[@ClaymateDesigner]

I have all the paper schematics of my Bally Powerplay but I'd be interested where you get your schematics from ? I note your schematic shows switch contacts like very early electrical schematics, that show contacts like capacitors... Confusing (for me at least).

[@wackyworldofwindios3476]

Howdy RON JOE and DONNIE.

[@AngryReviewer]

Come on people! LOL! Great video.

[@andrewtausz326]

I've read conflicting things saying not to use lube on the solenoids and just clean them with alcohol. What are your thoughts on this?

[@LyonsArcade]

You definitely don't want to put any kind of grease on the solenoids

[@andrewtausz326]

@@LyonsArcade Thanks! It is much appreciated!

[@thejunkman7581]

Score reel switch 😊

[@areizman]

That was my initial guess but Ron worked through it and proved it to the bonus unit.

[@gorillaau]

What's the fillm thing anyway?

[@atmazee]

The correct term for jones plugs is actually 'tubesteak plugs'.

[@LyonsArcade]

YEAH BABY

[@davidhollfelder9940]

“Grounded control to major on”, or Is that a Johnny Popper?

[@jasonsteverson4609]

HEY RON!!!!

[@kevinarmstrong478]

Great stuff - love the process! Is it possible to “film” a video?

[@LyonsArcade]

Do you feel really smart when you say that Kevin? You're certainly smarter than I am, very smart guy. Is that what you were fishing for there?

[@naytch2003]

@@LyonsArcade Confucius say..man who fish in toilet catch nothing but brown trout

[@TanjoGalbi]

Filming, shooting, recording a video, all fine by me. Personally I have an issue with people calling the video "tape", like holding out their phone yelling "I got it on tape!!" 🤣

[@BrownDogPinball]

Tube SNAKE boogie.... God only knows what a tube steak might be....🤔

[@fegard9534]

Do you not like CRC penetrating oil?

[@naytch2003]

KY Jelly? 🤣

[@fegard9534]

@@naytch2003 That should keep those coils cool!😆

[@naytch2003]

@@fegard9534 Haha yip

[@160rpm]

They still used cloth covered wiring in 1976? Interesting

[@richardcutler456]

Her name was Aunt Esther.🙂 Sanford and Son show

[@ovalteen4404]

My life's philosophy is, when one switch closes, another switch opens.

[@gorillaau]

Lately life has been throwing me plenty of closed single throw relays.

[@TechGorilla1987]

But are you a normally open mind or a normally closed mind? As long as you're not a latching mind.

[@pl5624]

Esther was season 2 up season 1 was a dry aunt Ethel.

[@irieman442]

El Loco is a classic. I won't even mention the names of all the other songs. That would definitely get you demonetized. I wouldn't touch that with a ten foot pole.

[@MemeReviewer]

Atleast you won't have to worry about getting a low score with that motor running all day.

[@mattpace5982]

The guy that bought the jbl sounbar you should have bought the lugulake sounbar it's a hole lot cheaper than jbl sounbar

[@midnightrunner0478]

I got a girl who lives on a hill. She won’t do it but her sister will 🙀

[@JendaLinda]

I believe LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER would turn one of these itno music machine.

[@OLIBAHN475]

Schaltwerk ich gerne geräusche. ich gerne schaltplan gugen...

[@LyonsArcade]

Vielen Dank fürs Zuschauen, wir wissen es zu schätzen!

[@markjackson1444]

How is it that Ronnie is the best pinball tech, and still manages to be as funny as?? You could get a job as a comedian if the shore ever closes down! I have a woodrail that resets fine, but once every 10 games or so, the score motor will keep on running. …don’t suppose you know what that might be??

[@migda32]

Digital film

[@mattpace5982]

Ester

[@mdouglaswray]

Making a video?