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First pinball. cleaning the playfield. UPDATED: pictures added
grbgemen:
thanks for the replies. a quick google search shows that novus 2 is a fine scratch remover plastic polish. thats what i use on the playfield even though it says plastic?
can you get that at a local hardware store?
and no, the game is not working. its missing the power supply board. i read up on system 1 pinballs and it says to fix some issues with the power supply anyway. so i bought a replacement from rottendog
Q*Bert_OP:
--- Quote from: Peale on June 05, 2008, 11:49:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: Q*Bert_24/7 on June 05, 2008, 10:45:20 pm ---Do not use Wildcat products!
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Why not?
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Not only is the "old formula" harsh on plastics, the "new formula" runs like water and doesn't clean very well.
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 06, 2008, 09:31:34 am ---Wild Cat is harsh and some blends will screw up plastic ramps.... of which Sinbad doesn't have any.
Q-bert's just repeating crap he read off the Clay guide or RGP.
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Well, sure I am, but it's also what I use on my playfields. That pure carnauba wax really brings out the shine in pre-diamondplated playfields.
--- Quote from: grbgemen on June 06, 2008, 12:58:55 pm ---thanks for the replies. a quick google search shows that novus 2 is a fine scratch remover plastic polish. thats what i use on the playfield even though it says plastic?
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Novus 2 is a great cleaner on playfields! Not just on plastics!
grbgemen:
--- Quote from: pinballjim on June 06, 2008, 03:55:51 pm ---
Ugh, best of luck with the Rottendog board. He doesn't test anything and his designs aren't very good.
If it doesn't work, he'll send you another one, though.
How's the battery area look on the MPU?
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damn really? i was reading a few different websites and they all thought the rottendog board was great. i am storing the pin at my parents while i fix it up so i cant look at the MPU. the boards all looked clean though. there was a battery pack hanging though. i will have to take a second look today when i head over.
as for the bolts, anyone know the correct size i need? was gonna stop by the hardware store on the way over but dont know the size off the top of my head.
and the novus 2 polish, can you only buy that online? not seeing it on any hardware stores websites that are around here. is there anything else i could get locally or should i just order the novus and wait?
shardian:
First off... PICS! PICS! PICS!
Hopefully your machine works once you get a power supply. The dangling battery pack is part good and part bad. The good: it means someone has taken the time to protect against battery damage and the board has a good chance of being funtional. The bad - someone has taken the time to repair the board. ;D If the battery pack is just dangling in the air, odds are the repairman does shoddy work. These boards are repairable as long as the Rockwell chips all work. I've brought two back from the brink.
As to ordering, I would wait until you know the working condition of the game. Then you can make a list of things to order all at once and save on shipping.
If you plan on keeping this pin, you will want to do all of the basic sys. 1 modifications. You will definitely want to order the supplies to repin the connectors. pbresource.com has a very inexpensive pair of .156 molex crimpers. I would recommend you do that before even considering a playfield cleanup.
While you are at it, go ahead and pull your driver board to test all of the transistors. Odds are good at least one or two light drivers are dead.
shardian:
I modded my thread above. Steve at PBresource has a monopoly on Gottlieb parts, so you might need to order thru him at some point. He is slightly higher in price than pblife on most things, but his price for the crimpers is pretty much the lowest you can find them.
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