gobsgraham
Member
Hey Everyone,
I have wanted a pinball for a while now and finally picked up my first one last night. It is an Atari Space Riders and is only a few months younger than I am. The cabinet is in okay shape and the backglass looks great. The playfield has a few issues that could be touched up but overall I am very happy with this. Sorry about the blurry cell phone pics.
Now for the bad news. It doesn't work. The guy said he was playing it and the ball got stuck. He smacked the side of the cabinet a few times by the Auxilary board and it just died.
Right now the bulbs in the backglass come on, I hear a bit of a crack on the speakers and there is a single dot on the bottom right corner of the ball counter (I think - could be the other small display). I checked all of the edge connectors, reseated and wiggled them. I also reseated every molex connector. I have found a bunch of repair guides and I will start going through them tonight. I can't wait to get this thing up and running and let my 6 year old play on his first real pinball machine.
I have wanted a pinball for a while now and finally picked up my first one last night. It is an Atari Space Riders and is only a few months younger than I am. The cabinet is in okay shape and the backglass looks great. The playfield has a few issues that could be touched up but overall I am very happy with this. Sorry about the blurry cell phone pics.
Now for the bad news. It doesn't work. The guy said he was playing it and the ball got stuck. He smacked the side of the cabinet a few times by the Auxilary board and it just died.
Right now the bulbs in the backglass come on, I hear a bit of a crack on the speakers and there is a single dot on the bottom right corner of the ball counter (I think - could be the other small display). I checked all of the edge connectors, reseated and wiggled them. I also reseated every molex connector. I have found a bunch of repair guides and I will start going through them tonight. I can't wait to get this thing up and running and let my 6 year old play on his first real pinball machine.
