Hi all, just got into pinballs recently and have a few technical questions for you guys. First off I will tell a little how I got into this hobby *cough*addiction*cough*. I grew interested in vids many years ago but could never afford multiple machines. I decided to build a homemade Mame machine from some free plywood, in the end I had a crude but working Mame arcade cabinet. Since then my interest for all things arcade related grew. Fast forward to this year and I picked up a few machines off of CL. Started with a Gauntlet Legends in almost brand new condition, next came a DE The Simpsons pinball machine. I probably over paid a bit on The Simpsons because I didn't (still don't) know a lot about pinballs. Time went by and only a week short weeks later I came across a awesome deal on a DE Jurassic Park pinball. I like The Simpsons but the ball swallowing out lanes gets pretty annoying so I'm going to focus on fixing up the JP.
First off I didn't expect a fully working pristine condition Jp with the deal I got but I am still happy with it. Some things do need to be taken care of on it though. Most of the playfield lights are not working except the flashers. The top half of the backbox lights are also not working as well as the topper lights. I opened it up and found CN8 is burned looking, so I'm assuming I'll need to fix this. I jiggled it and had lights come on but then they turned off shortly after. I have searched and found some mentions of molex connector replacements but never saw a part number or where to get them. I just bought a nice multimeter today for starters. I also saw that ill need to replace the fuse holders since they are about to break. So any help finding the needed parts and tools would be much appreciated.
I have already ordered rubber replacement kit, Cliffy protectors and coin mechs for the JP so far. I would like to get some replacement plastics and apron cards if any one has some info on where to get those.
Thanks for any help
First off I didn't expect a fully working pristine condition Jp with the deal I got but I am still happy with it. Some things do need to be taken care of on it though. Most of the playfield lights are not working except the flashers. The top half of the backbox lights are also not working as well as the topper lights. I opened it up and found CN8 is burned looking, so I'm assuming I'll need to fix this. I jiggled it and had lights come on but then they turned off shortly after. I have searched and found some mentions of molex connector replacements but never saw a part number or where to get them. I just bought a nice multimeter today for starters. I also saw that ill need to replace the fuse holders since they are about to break. So any help finding the needed parts and tools would be much appreciated.
I have already ordered rubber replacement kit, Cliffy protectors and coin mechs for the JP so far. I would like to get some replacement plastics and apron cards if any one has some info on where to get those.
Thanks for any help