Well, I picked up my first pin yesterday. Bally 1978 Playboy. Did quite a bit of research before going to see it and think I got a nice machine. The lights turn on but the game won't start. I will post pics of the boards later but the cabinet itself is in good condition. The playfield and art has been touched up in the past.
The boards are really clean and the battery had already been replaced (which I was really concerned about before seeing the boards). All of the instruction cards are next to the boards and the plastics are still intact around the HV sections. It has repair tags from California and Ed's Pinball Michigan. I just got it home, put the legs back on, wiped it down and took these pics. I haven't even had a chance to check the fuses yet. I guess it is getting 12V but no 5V at this point but I will start to take readings tonight. I don't see anything visibly fried and the connectors look good.
I picked it up from a guy locally who had it shipped out here from Michigan for his wife (hot, I might add). They said it just died when he pressed the start button one day and they didn't check anything. It just has been sitting for the past 2 years. When I opened the backbox to reveal the boards, they were amazed. They didn't even know they were there!
Anyway, just wanted to share. I really like modern pins better but this one brings back memories because I had a buddy in Jr. High that had one at his house and we played it all the time so, I couldn't pass it up.
The boards are really clean and the battery had already been replaced (which I was really concerned about before seeing the boards). All of the instruction cards are next to the boards and the plastics are still intact around the HV sections. It has repair tags from California and Ed's Pinball Michigan. I just got it home, put the legs back on, wiped it down and took these pics. I haven't even had a chance to check the fuses yet. I guess it is getting 12V but no 5V at this point but I will start to take readings tonight. I don't see anything visibly fried and the connectors look good.
I picked it up from a guy locally who had it shipped out here from Michigan for his wife (hot, I might add). They said it just died when he pressed the start button one day and they didn't check anything. It just has been sitting for the past 2 years. When I opened the backbox to reveal the boards, they were amazed. They didn't even know they were there!
Anyway, just wanted to share. I really like modern pins better but this one brings back memories because I had a buddy in Jr. High that had one at his house and we played it all the time so, I couldn't pass it up.

