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#60 Headache in a box? - The Classic Pinball Podcast

PodcastAnalysis updated 2d ago43 min listenBy George
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This episode starts with Georges sheet and ends with several repair stories from Dave.

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Highlights

  • Spooky's new games use molex connectors to connect all modular components (flippers, bumpers, etc.) for easier serviceability.
  • The Banning Pinball Museum is no longer operating because they leased their building for cannabis cultivation in California.
  • Captain's Auction will auction 1,500 pinballs over two weekends in September from the former Banning Pinball Museum collection.
  • The failed Palm Springs museum relocation was caused by inadequate planning regarding renovation costs and effort needed to convert an old newspaper print plant.
  • Stern's Star Wars home model uses particle board playfield and has kickers tied together as a cost-saving measure.
  • Stern confirmed that having both kickers fire simultaneously in the Star Wars home model is intentional, described as a 'feature' due to cost considerations.
  • The Allentown pinball show had no reported illness or negative outcomes despite normal machine density and no COVID precautions.
  • P3 released new software for their Heist game called 'Silver Falls' allowing playfield reuse.
  • System 80B/C games from the late 1980s have inherent grounding issues with floating grounds that cause coils to lock and blow multiple fuses.
  • Dave has approximately 8-9 restoration jobs in queue ahead of current projects, extending into spring.

Notable quotes

“They listen to me they're just being smart because they want to take equipment out of the or off the play field easily rather than unsoldering things”
George
“Stern, just keep turning those games up because you're keeping my friend busy”
George
“That's a feature. That's us being very frugal. I could use the other word, but very frugal.”
Dave (quoting Stern)
“I said, you know, you really could use some rubber on this. And I could do that for him... he got the game for free from his brother-in-law a couple years ago... I was like, no, Maureen, this is his budget. We're staying within his budget. Cut bait.”
Dave
“There's always a game for somebody. No one else. This is the Charlie in the Box.”
Dave
“I thought the show was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to the next one. I think Pentastic was a good one to go for because now they did more of a normal show, and they kind of set the standard now.”
George
“It's like, it's worth $400 to $500 for me, top six. She thought she had gold.”
Dave
“There were no boards. There was a sound board that was missing the MPU, the driver, and the power supply.”
Dave
“Williams and also-ran... If you collect Williams games, people, look, I'm just not familiar with them. Don't take it personally.”
George

Entities

  • Captain's Auction· company
  • P3 (Pinball Brothers)· company
  • Spooky Pinball· company
  • Stern Pinball· company
  • Allentown Pinball Show· event
  • Pentastic· event
  • Bad Girls· game
  • Star Wars Home Model· game
  • Tri-Zone· game
  • Banning Pinball Museum· organization
  • Bill Davis· person
  • Cooper· person
  • Dave· person
  • George· person
  • Lucas Pepke· person
  • Maureen· person
  • Paul· person
  • Tony Zidzik· person
  • Will Wheaton· person
  • Zach Minney· person

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