GrndMstr
New member
Brand new user and TMNT Pinball owner in the same day!!
Hello all! I was just approved for new member use. I am really happy to be here with people that share my appreciation of arcades and pinball machines. I also picked up my first pinball machine today. It is a Data East Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) unit. I got a great deal on it. It works perfectly minus a few burned out bulbs. I yanked the glass out today and examined the playfield. It has more wear then I originally noticed but that is to be expected on a unit that is 20yrs old. I wanted to start replacing the bulbs and give the playfield a good wax. I was wondering if anyone had some good insight that they would be willing to share with me? Also, is it tough to replace the light bulbs on a pinball machine? I see that they are twist and turn but it looks like many are difficult to get to even with the playfield raised. I also noticed that part of the playfield was blocked off by what looks like factory installed bumpers in the top left corner. Behind these bumpers are scoring options and what looks like a solenoid operated exit door. I was wondering if anyone knew why this was blocked off? I appreciate your time that you spend looking at this thread and hope to hear from you in the future.
Chris
Hello all! I was just approved for new member use. I am really happy to be here with people that share my appreciation of arcades and pinball machines. I also picked up my first pinball machine today. It is a Data East Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) unit. I got a great deal on it. It works perfectly minus a few burned out bulbs. I yanked the glass out today and examined the playfield. It has more wear then I originally noticed but that is to be expected on a unit that is 20yrs old. I wanted to start replacing the bulbs and give the playfield a good wax. I was wondering if anyone had some good insight that they would be willing to share with me? Also, is it tough to replace the light bulbs on a pinball machine? I see that they are twist and turn but it looks like many are difficult to get to even with the playfield raised. I also noticed that part of the playfield was blocked off by what looks like factory installed bumpers in the top left corner. Behind these bumpers are scoring options and what looks like a solenoid operated exit door. I was wondering if anyone knew why this was blocked off? I appreciate your time that you spend looking at this thread and hope to hear from you in the future.
Chris
