Tag: teardown
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Sinbad teardown
Tore down everything topside on Sinbad today, except for the pop bumpers. It was a whole lot dirtier than I thought, and some areas were kind of sticky which reinforces an earlier guess I had about this machine, namely that there has been beer or soda spilled on/in it a few times (the left flipper…
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Spanish Eyes teardown
Middle-oldest was looking for a way to earn some money over the weekend so I paid him to teardown Spanish Eyes. He removed everything that could be removed without messing with the underside of the playfield—including the apron and ball trough parts—and sorted out the pieces for me. He was a little grossed out by…
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Yet more Taxi teardown
Removed the old pop bumper parts. Everything but the metal parts will be replaced. Now the topside is free of obstruction and I can start cleaning it in earnest.
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More Taxi teardown
Disconnected a bunch of switches, pulled the kicker and catapult arms, and removed light boards. Getting everything that pokes up above the playfield out of the way. Pop bumpers are the only things left.
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More Taxi teardown
This afternoon I removed the flippers, slingshots, slingshot switches, and both drop target mechs on Taxi. Labeled all wires using the system I developed working on Big Guns. Still need to remove all three pop bumper mechs. May end up removing all mechs as many have rust and tons of grime on them.
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Tearing down Shadow
Got started tearing down the topside tonight. Taking it very slow and snapping plenty of pics.
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Big Guns stripdown
Stripped almost the entire playfield in one night. Work goes so fast on the rotisserie with easy access on all sides. Another hour this morning pulling the last few bits off and I’m ready for removing the Mylar and cleaning.