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#119 Island Pinball - The Classic Pinball Podcast

PodcastAnalysis updated 3d ago1 hr 4 min listenBy George
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Dave visits Martha’s Vineyard for several pinball repairs. One home collection of 12 DMD games is serviced. KISS. Spider-Man. Super Nova. Dark Rider. Dolly Parton. White Rose show. Upcoming...

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Highlights

  • Dave replaced black Stern rubber with clear silicone Pinball Life rubber on the Godzilla Premium
  • Dave installed Mezelmods noodle building kit, arc blades, shaker motor, and upgraded speakers (5.25-inch with dual cones) on Godzilla Premium
  • A ball became wedged between glass, apron, and flipper switch on the KISS machine, which Dave resolved by lifting the playfield
  • Someone incorrectly placed a sanded ball (from tilt roll cage) in the KISS game, thinking it was an extra ball
  • The 12-machine collection owner had his games restored by someone connected to Disney World
  • Indiana Jones had optical flipper assemblies installed with misaligned actuators causing sticky button operation
  • Dave raised Indiana Jones cabinet incline to proper 6.5 degrees because it had been set level
  • Dave was unable to fully diagnose and repair a 1950s Chicago Coin Riot Gun shooting gallery game, considering shipping it to Stu for specialist work

Notable quotes

“They're basically putting the pieces in there to get maximum number of cars. I mean, it's Tetris.”
Dave
“I cannot believe they're going to shut that door. The guy Game of Thrones came out the crowbar out and started jamming them in there.”
Dave
“I don't see how it can work. So then I'm looking at the playfield. I find the ball. I'm going to clean the playfield, give it a good once over.”
Dave
“I've seen this happen many times. They think it's a free extra ball. If you lose your ball, they provide you with a ball. Oh, they think it's like at the bowling alley, take the ball off the rack?”
Dave and George
“When for me, it's not good enough. It has to be all the way through.”
Dave
“There's so much protection going on that there was no fun being had.”
Dave
“The physical button is getting stuck in, the flipper button is getting stuck in, that doesn't happen that often in these games.”
Dave
“I said you always ship it to stupid it's like so i think when all of a sudden it sounds like a 900 pound anchor it is so i don't know what he needs”
Dave
“He saw how diligently I was working, he saw we just like didn't stop and just kept going, this and and we're knocking off The Games like, boom, that's done, that's done, that's done, that he was like thoroughly impressed.”
Dave
“Please remember, when you want to come back on the island again, I want you to do some more work for me. I want to do a Larry Day sparring each one of my 11 The Games.”
Island collector (paraphrased)

Entities

  • Pinball Life· company
  • Martha's Vineyard· event
  • Attack from Mars· game
  • Godzilla Premium· game
  • Indiana Jones· game
  • KISS· game
  • Riot Gun· game
  • Theater of Magic· game
  • Twilight Zone· game
  • Disney World· organization
  • The Classic Pinball Podcast· organization
  • Chris Hibbler· person
  • Dave· person
  • Gary Stern· person
  • George· person
  • John· person
  • Keith· person
  • Maureen· person
  • Mezelmods· person
  • Stu McVicker· person
  • Tacoma· person

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