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Arcade Collecting => Pinball => Topic started by: kayoteq on May 20, 2009, 01:20:14 pm

Title: What am I getting into? (EM Pin)
Post by: kayoteq on May 20, 2009, 01:20:14 pm

Well, a friend had requested a grail pinball (for him) and I found it. A long roadtrip is pending.
1975, Chicago coin company. Reset issues 'contacts need cleaning'.. externally, looks clean..

Since neither one of us owns pins, let alone a EM..

 I hope I'm not getting us into trouble.
I know there's lots of suppliers out there, but all I've found so far is a manual (vital) and bumper rings.
And yeah, ratings are so-so for this game. Matters not when it comes to grails, of course..

Title: Re: What am I getting into? (EM Pin)
Post by: HaRuMaN on May 20, 2009, 01:30:14 pm

I have an EM pin, and its not that bad to work on...

Plus, you gotta love the sounds that all the EM internals make...   ;D

Title: Re: What am I getting into? (EM Pin)
Post by: shardian on May 20, 2009, 01:39:52 pm

All pin collectors start from scratch at some point. If that isn't enough evidence you'll do fine, I don't know what  would be.

Title: Re: What am I getting into? (EM Pin)
Post by: ChadTower on May 20, 2009, 02:14:54 pm

Any one he wants.  Pinball seems to be more prone to "I played title X a lot as a kid" than other hobbies.

Title: Re: What am I getting into? (EM Pin)
Post by: kayoteq on May 21, 2009, 02:03:02 am

Yeah, this is friend's grail from 'back in the day'. Apparently he was racking up the points and free games
and the arcade guy just pulled the plug on him, said the game must be malfunctioning. I think he had
merely figured out how to get the bonus points multipliers going properly..

I'm not concerned too much about the technical aspect (finitely complex) just concern about parts availability..

'oh, you need a x widget, and there's no equivalent available anywhere since the chemicals they used to make it were outlawed in 78'.

It looks to be an excellent start if I can carefully negotiate between buyer and seller and coordinate the 12 hour trip to pick it up.

I researched the game value, cosmetics look good, electrics need cleaning. Hopefully it will be clicking binging and such soon.

I have my own personal grails for pins and vids. 1/4 there in regards to those..

Title: Re: What am I getting into? (EM Pin)
Post by: ChadTower on May 21, 2009, 10:07:07 am

Heh, yeah, my Shadow had a switch problem at one point that let me just keep putting the ball into the battlefield.  I was racking up billion point balls until I finally fixed the issue.

Title: Re: What am I getting into? (EM Pin)
Post by: kayoteq on May 23, 2009, 11:33:46 am

Sorry about that (missing title) I was being paranoid until the deposit was made :)
Gambling with my friend's money on this.. hopefully this works out..

1975 Chicago Coin Blue Max (4 player version of Red Baron)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/kayoteq/arcade/blue-maxs.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v697/kayoteq/arcade/max2.jpg)

Next up (2 weeks and counting): moving the pin. Have dolly, conventional tools, will be getting plastic wrap.

Determining proper size vehicle from relative to borrow. Will one fit in a 2002 Chevy Blazer?

This means, of course, I'm moving towards the inevitable acquisition of my _own_ pin someday. Or he'll give up this one  :P

I'll be relaxed for about a day after finally getting this thing to home base. Then the real fun begins.

Title: Re: What am I getting into? (EM Pin)
Post by: driph on June 03, 2009, 03:44:42 am

Regarding fit, the blazer should be fine... I just brought home a new pin in the back of a mazdaspeed3, and while it was tight, the rear hatch closed, etc. Just in case you don't know, be sure to remove the legs and backbox before transporting it. :]