The Pinball Heaven

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How we workshop a pinball machine.

Here's what we do to make sure that your machine looks and plays like new!
    THE UPPER PLAYFIELD
  1. Dismantle all ramps, posts, ball guides and plastics.
  2. Remove all light bulbs from the game.
  3. Clean playfield - this comprises FOUR stages of cleaning and finally, finishing with Millwax.
  4. Wash all plastics and clean all ramps, metal rails, posts.
  5. Replace any defective jet bumper skirts/misc. parts.
  6. Re-assemble top of playfield. - Replacing any blown or defective bulbs and all rubber rings.

    (Above usually takes over 1 1/2 days.)

    BELOW THE PLAYFIELD

  7. Remove all lamp boards and resolder the joints.
  8. Clean lenses and bulbs.
  9. Remove flipper assys, replace all coils, lockwashers, links, end stops, springs, bushings and where necessary, switches and base plates.
  10. Replace flipper assys, carefully adjusting bat & shaft on upper side.
  11. Remove any under ramps, ball poppers or anything that directly contacts the ball and clean thoroughly and replace.
  12. Replace any defective targets.
  13. Remove any defective wiring and re-solder terminals.
  14. Remove any operator modifications and return to original configuration.
  15. Vacuum out cabinet.
  16. Insert new balls into machine and test.

    (Above usually takes 1 full day.)

  17. Place game on playtest - game is left in showroom for visitors to try. During this time, any faulty or mis-adjusted switches are detected and adjusted.
  18. Clean cabinet outside and touch-in any scratches.

Game complete after thorough play test!