drjones
Member
I picked up a Bally Nip-It yesterday. It's in great shape and will be in even better shape after I give it a good cleaning. The machine had been in a home for 30 years, so it doesn't have a lot of wear. The backglass is as close to perfect as I think you can get. I'd never played an EM until a played one in a bar a few weeks ago (Target Alpha) and I really enjoyed it - just the feel and the sounds, very different and cool.
Everything seems to be in good working order minus a few items that I haven't had a chance yet to investigate:
Yellow bumpers aren't illuminating when the 100 point rollover is activated (could be the lights)
Zipper flippers are locked in the 'in' position
Credit indicator is stuck on 25
I'll be looking to find a manual and start the cleanup repair process. A few quick questions before I find a manual for someone that may familiar with the game:
When the game ends - if you've managed to trap your ball, it's not released at game end. I'm not sure if its failing to release it, or if that's sort of an 'attract' feature to get someone to dump a quarter in so they'll have an easier shot at multiball.
The game is set to free-play, I'd like to disable this, not sure if it's a setting or if this has been rigged somehow.
Everything seems to be in good working order minus a few items that I haven't had a chance yet to investigate:
Yellow bumpers aren't illuminating when the 100 point rollover is activated (could be the lights)
Zipper flippers are locked in the 'in' position
Credit indicator is stuck on 25
I'll be looking to find a manual and start the cleanup repair process. A few quick questions before I find a manual for someone that may familiar with the game:
When the game ends - if you've managed to trap your ball, it's not released at game end. I'm not sure if its failing to release it, or if that's sort of an 'attract' feature to get someone to dump a quarter in so they'll have an easier shot at multiball.
The game is set to free-play, I'd like to disable this, not sure if it's a setting or if this has been rigged somehow.
