I've been lurking the web for a couple years, and I'm getting my feet wet with repair/restore projects: Miss Annabelle (Gottlieb, 1959) and Pro Football (Gottlieb, 1973). I have two generic questions at this point.
[1] Is there any simple documentation for how a specific machine works? For example, "If you hit the white bumper, then the stepper advances, you get ten points, and the chime rings." Or, maybe I just read the schematic.
[2] I have read and believe the gospel that you never use lubricants and contact cleaners. However, after watching an electrician work on a panel box, I was wondering if an anti-oxidant compound (Ideal NOALOX, Gardner Bender Ox Gard) would be usefulon electrical contacts.
Thank you for your patience and support.
Joe
I've been lurking the web for a couple years, and I'm getting my feet wet with repair/restore projects: Miss Annabelle (Gottlieb, 1959) and Pro Football (Gottlieb, 1973). I have two generic questions at this point.on electrical contacts.
[1] Is there any simple documentation for how a specific machine works? For example, "If you hit the white bumper, then the stepper advances, you get ten points, and the chime rings." Or, maybe I just read the schematic.
[2] I have read and believe the gospel that you never use lubricants and contact cleaners. However, after watching an electrician work on a panel box, I was wondering if an anti-oxidant compound (Ideal NOALOX, Gardner Bender Ox Gard) would be useful
Thank you for your patience and support.
Joe
Hi Joe,on electrical contacts.
I'll try to answer your questions below:
On 2021/11/10 2:33 p.m., Joe Finnegan wrote:
I've been lurking the web for a couple years, and I'm getting my feet wet with repair/restore projects: Miss Annabelle (Gottlieb, 1959) and Pro Football (Gottlieb, 1973). I have two generic questions at this point.
[1] Is there any simple documentation for how a specific machine works? For example, "If you hit the white bumper, then the stepper advances, you get ten points, and the chime rings." Or, maybe I just read the schematic.Older EM games you only get schematics, in the early 70s manufacturers started to include more information for EM machines by adding an
Operators manual with replay info, and playfield rubbers, etc, then in
the 80s and 90s they started to put the game play RULES in the operators manual.
[2] I have read and believe the gospel that you never use lubricants and contact cleaners. However, after watching an electrician work on a panel box, I was wondering if an anti-oxidant compound (Ideal NOALOX, Gardner Bender Ox Gard) would be useful
I use MG Chemicals NuTrol and other contact cleaners for wipers, and
also I like Dow Corning #4 Electrical Grease for higher current pins
like Jones plugs and connectors. Makes them easier to separate, and also helps reduce oxidation and corrosion.
Thank you for your patience and support.
Joe
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On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 6:45:27 PM UTC-5, John Robertson wrote:on electrical contacts.
Hi Joe,
I'll try to answer your questions below:
On 2021/11/10 2:33 p.m., Joe Finnegan wrote:
I've been lurking the web for a couple years, and I'm getting my feet wet with repair/restore projects: Miss Annabelle (Gottlieb, 1959) and Pro Football (Gottlieb, 1973). I have two generic questions at this point.Older EM games you only get schematics, in the early 70s manufacturers
[1] Is there any simple documentation for how a specific machine works? For example, "If you hit the white bumper, then the stepper advances, you get ten points, and the chime rings." Or, maybe I just read the schematic.
started to include more information for EM machines by adding an
Operators manual with replay info, and playfield rubbers, etc, then in
the 80s and 90s they started to put the game play RULES in the operators
manual.
[2] I have read and believe the gospel that you never use lubricants and contact cleaners. However, after watching an electrician work on a panel box, I was wondering if an anti-oxidant compound (Ideal NOALOX, Gardner Bender Ox Gard) would be useful
I use MG Chemicals NuTrol and other contact cleaners for wipers, andJohn --
also I like Dow Corning #4 Electrical Grease for higher current pins
like Jones plugs and connectors. Makes them easier to separate, and also
helps reduce oxidation and corrosion.
John :-#)#
Thank you for your patience and support.
Joe
I looked up the Dow Corning product you mentioned and the description says it's DIALECTRIC
and an insulator... Are you sure this is the right stuff to use???
I've been trying to use this:
CAIG Laboratories D100L-25C Contact Cleaner
but i can't point to any successes yet.....
Ron Kral
John - I have the schematics, but from everything I've found, there are no manuals for my old games. On the other hand, I just watched your 2019 video, "Reading Pinball Schematics 101" and it really helped get my brain in gear to figure out what'sgoing on. Thank you!
John & Ron - Another product to protect connections is (was?) "LPS 2". My friends at the power company told me about spraying down relay contacts to protect them from an incoming flood, yet the contacts worked after the flood waters receded. Don't knowif it's still available.
Joe
When you say "relays", do you mean things like pinball switches?
Really shouldn't be using gooey stuff in a pinball which will collect dust and eventually gum up the works.
Ron Kral
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