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Arcade Collecting => Pinball => Topic started by: Flake on August 23, 2010, 10:26:29 am

Title: Storing pinball machines
Post by: Flake on August 23, 2010, 10:26:29 am

So I sold my house and am in the process of packing things away into storage while my new house is being built.  My plan is to move the pinball machines to my parents house.  Would it be better to set them up or leave them folded up?  My parents will not play them.  Is there something in a pinball machine that will suffer from being in a folded up state for 4-5 months?

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: Flake on August 23, 2010, 10:53:18 am

Well space isnt a concern at their house.  I just wanted to make sure I'm not going to hurt anything by leaving it in a folded up state for 4-5 months.

Thanks

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: Pinball Wizard on August 23, 2010, 11:38:11 am

Depending on the game, remove the pinballs out of it. Only a handful of pinballs actually are held in the game well when vertical and/or being moved. I've heard one to many hit the playfield glass as they jump the trough. Other than that you should be good.

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: meany on August 24, 2010, 12:56:24 pm

If the games have batteries make sure they are new.  This is to avoid corrosion and keep any settings and high score while not being plugged in.

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: RayB on August 24, 2010, 01:59:46 pm

Store them at my place.

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: pinballwizard79 on August 24, 2010, 09:37:31 pm

I heard on rec.games.pinball that the best way to store your pinball machines is to drop them off along with your kegerator @ PW79's house

He doesn't smoke, doesn't have pets or kids & although he is a dbag your toys will be well taken care of in a clean dry climate controlled game room (mimicking their natural habitat & with their own kind).

There is that whole trusting a stranger you only met 3 times though, hmmmm why not keep em @ the realtor's  ;D

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: Flake on August 25, 2010, 10:11:20 am

PBW79 - feel free to store my games at your house.  All I ask is that you replace all my SWT bulbs with LEDs and give it a good wax job  ;D

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: smartbomb2084 on August 25, 2010, 05:28:35 pm

The only GOOD cigarette smoker is a DEAD cigarette smoker.

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: Jeff AMN on August 25, 2010, 05:40:14 pm

I would actually rather store my game at someone's house that has knowledge on how to maintain machines than to just fold them up and let them sit. It's good for a pinball machine to be played as long as it's cleaned and maintained regularly and properly. If I was going to be away from my machines for an extended period of time I'd probably move my machines into a friend's home and just let him play them as long as he maintained them.

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: RayB on August 25, 2010, 06:26:09 pm

Do you need my address and directions?

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: HHaase on August 25, 2010, 08:45:20 pm

Well, can't offer my place unfortunately :(

In all seriousness, pull all the pinballs and leave it folded up. 

If it's going to be there a while it's your call about the batteries, either put in new ones or pull them out.  But don't leave old ones in place, that's for sure.

Title: Re: Storing pinball machines
Post by: pinballwizard79 on August 25, 2010, 11:54:49 pm

PBJ I thought you were the Texas guy who cant drink a tall can & eat a whities burger right......Pfft, put your zimas & rice cakes on WCS why dont ya  ;D

I smoke only when good & drunk, took that Chantix & tripped my way clean in 90 days or so.

Wait wtf this is about pinball storage & the realtor boobies that I reference weekly