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#137 A new Day - The Classic Pinball Podcast

PodcastAnalysis updated 4d ago1 hr 36 min listenBy George
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The Classic Pinball Podcast welcomes back John Day. Dave takes the helm and interviews John about recent playfield swaps and a wide variety of pinball fixes. John is an electrical engineer with...

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Highlights

  • D. Macy has done extensive Fun House playfield swaps and posted detailed documentation on Pinside
  • WPC flipper coils running at 43 volts (Bally standard) instead of their rated 50 volts results in appropriately powered flippers
  • Flipper link bushings are often shipped loose from factories and should be tightened down during maintenance
  • CPR playfields have more robust wood than recent Merco playfields and often require pre-drilling when installing screws
  • Fun House has four solenoids inside Rudy that move the eyes up/down and left/right in an easily reversible assembly
  • Recent WPC flipper parts from China use different metal that loosens after installation, becoming effectively single-use
  • Modern Stern flipper mechanisms are superior to both WPC and vintage Bally mechanisms for robustness and longevity
  • Dr. Dave purchased his 8-Ball Deluxe project game at Allentown for $1,200, significantly cheaper than the $2,000-4,000 range in other markets

Notable quotes

“I said on the conference call, this is the best part, I said, I have a personal emergency. I need to get off the phone.”
Dr. John Day
“It's like Star Trek. Make your own part with the replicator.”
Dr. John Day
“I explored all 20 different ways of doing it wrong before I finally got it right.”
Dr. Dave
“The bushing prevents the bind. That's what it's there for.”
Dr. John Day
“It's a multi-layer cake, a fudge cake.”
Dr. Dave
“Just the smile on her face when she was playing, I was like, oh, I should leave this up for her.”
Dr. John Day
“It's not this irreversible thing or anything like that.”
Dr. Dave

Entities

  • Bally· company
  • CPR· company
  • Merco· company
  • Stern· company
  • Williams· company
  • Allentown· event
  • Pintastic· event
  • 8-Ball Deluxe· game
  • Atari Pinball· game
  • Centaur· game
  • Doctor Who· game
  • Fathom· game
  • Flash Gordon· game
  • Fun House· game
  • Gorgar· game
  • Meteor· game
  • Terminator 2· game
  • Pinside· organization
  • Brian· person
  • D. Macy· person
  • Dr. Dave· person
  • Dr. John Day· person
  • Fast Eddie· person
  • Maureen· person
  • Steve Ung· person

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