Ari [APz] Sovijärvi

Elvira had this really weird rattle in all the menu button sounds. At first I thought it was the speaker or amp going bad but then...

#pinball #pinrepair #repair #mysterysound

Feb 19 at 7:02pmWeb
Show threadThijsFeb 19
@apzpins lol. super cool to see the inside of such a beautiful machine!
Show threadAprazethFeb 19

@apzpins

Well, the weird rattle seems easy to fix. But where did that part come from?

Show threadAri [APz] SovijärviFeb 19
@Aprazeth Right about here. It's 50% of a LED lamp.
Show threadAprazethFeb 19

@apzpins

Thank you for the answer, I appreciate it :)

Ahh, and yeah the cause is self explanatory in that case I think

Out of personal curiosity, will you add a small cover or net over the back of the speaker? In case something drops again and potentially damaging it

Show threadAri [APz] SovijärviFeb 19
@Aprazeth Probably not, I've seen some rare cases of parts falling into the cabinet speaker and they have never damaged the speaker.
Show threadAprazethFeb 19

@apzpins

Fair enough :) Thanks!

Show threadTilda Moose, citizenFeb 19
@apzpins
Love it. Good find
Show threadKernel Bob Feb 20
@apzpins It doesn't matter how many times you fix them, they've always got a way to surprise you.
Show threadAri [APz] SovijärviFeb 20
@kbob True. 26 years and I still see weird new ways stuff can go wrong. Then again, it's not always fixing the same issue, even when the 99% of the stuff I don't post about tends to be simple electrical or mechanical fixes.
Show threadboinkFeb 22
@apzpins I’m a mediocre tinkerer at best so I drop lotta screws in the cabinet. Half of them are being vacuumed in by the big ass magnet of the sub. Took me a while to realise, lol.
Show threadAri [APz] SovijärviFeb 22
@boink If only they fell into the cabinet every time! It's the absolute nightmare moment especially with older games with a lot of wiring when you drop a screw, hear it move in the upright playfield and then it just stops moving.
Show threadboinkFeb 23
@apzpins I can only imagine. I once sunk a screw into my DE Jurassic Park's T-Rex assembly. The web says it's really fragile, so I was a bit concerned with the idea of taking it apart. Luckily a magnet on a stick eventually did the job.
Show threadAri [APz] SovijärviFeb 23
@boink Does yours still have the T-rex's motor in one piece? When working for an operator, I recall we had two JP's, both with the gear box blown for some reason. The owner didn't want to waste money on it as the game worked without it.
Show threadboinkFeb 24
@apzpins Luckily it still works well. The horizontal positioning doesn’t work perfect, so sometimes the ball gets stuck instead of being swallowed, but the ball search usually fixes that. I first assumed it’s an issue with the alignment of the center switch but moving it slightly didn’t help much. Maybe the gears are worn out a bit.
Show threadAri [APz] SovijärviFeb 24
@boink It's a wonder if yours still has the original gearbox. Then again, at least these days you can get a new one relatively easy, I think it's like $200 from Marco.