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Sonic Mars Trek - repair...stuck

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Shift21:
you should have seen the nest I cleaned out.  apparently where the cons collected made a good "home".

yes I got 5 arcade machines and this pinball from a old machine shop that a hoarder was using until he passed away.  $450 Canadian got all except one game (US billiards Survival) and the pinball fully working lol.

what is in cleaner?  I don't want to use anything that's flammable in case of arc, come to far to have the whole thing light up now lol
 

jennifer:
    Most likely you will find a flammable version, (Yes I saw the extinguisher...Giggle). Just don't spray it with power on, work it back and forth a few times and wait for it to evaporate, there is a non flammable version too just read the can....Personally I would take it apart and clean it with alcohol.

lilshawn:
proper contact cleaner is very flammable, but dissipates very quickly. you are going to want something like "MG electrosolve contact cleaner". there is another that has a silicone protectant or lubricant, you don't want that one. you want the zero residue. it's safe on plastics and evaporates to nothing.

you also want to clean the contacts with a piece of cardstock or paper folded over a few times. you DO NOT want to use any kind of emery paper or sandpaper. you will kill the contacts. there is a fine finish on the contacts (usually silver or brass) that you will remove and expose the copper underneath. this copper will arc like nobody's business and will burn out in a matter of a few dozen make/break contacts.

insert the paper between the contacts, spray the contacts and paper with the electrosolve and slide it back and forth a few times to scrub any pee, poo, corrosion off the contact. that's it. adjust the contacts as needed.

Shift21:
this worked really well, almost got it back to running as expected :-)
everything seems to be running but one bumper, slowly getting there :-)

lilshawn:
awesome news. keep at it.

also note, these EM pinball machines must be used fairly regularly to keep things going. letting them sit unused will cause them to go right back to crummy sludgy unplayable state. "if you don't use it, you lose it" rings true here.

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