Looking to have Bally boards rebuilt, who fixes these?

Here is where I got the idea from for refurbishment. This guy keeps calling the person "Brent", and Brent refurbishes boards for this guy on the video for $200. Maybe we can find out who Brent is?

 
Why? For about $400 you can have new reliable boards, it will probably cost as much if not more to have them all refurbished and you still will have 45+ year old components on the boards. Also, I find it more important to repin all your connectors before messing with the boards. In my experience most problems are connector related.
Ah, yes. The old just get new boards post. The new boards like alltek mpu's have their place. If you purchased a game to rebuild and it doesn't come with the boards, maybe. But, the old adage, they don't make things like they used to, holds true. Sure these boards are going on 45+ years. But, they are fixable. All of the parts are easily obtainable and you don't need expensive or highly specialized equipment to fix them. The alltek boards have a lot of surface mount chips. If the memory chip goes, or even one of the resistors or caps burn out, does the op have the ability to fix it or get it fixed? It just becomes another throw away item. Besides, this is a forum about preservation and many members are happy to help. If people want new, get an arcade 1up or a virtual pinball. Sure, there have been mistakes or bad engineering designs on some of the boards, but most of them have be addressed and a small mod will take care of it. If you take the time to learn and take care of your game, the original boards will probably out live you.
Sorry for the rant, just in a mood.
 
Cool, I have a Strikes and Spares as well. VERY cool pin. Unfortunately, my MPU board was already missing and replaced with an Alltek MPU board. That too had battery damage (can you believe it?) where the previous owner installed a battery (Don't think it even needs it). Anyway, I cleaned that up and resocketed and replaced a chip or two and it fixed it. I also re-pinned everything.

However, I will say, I did replace the power supply with the aftermarket one. It's designed to be beefier and more reliable. My old one was hacked up and BARELY working, with jumped wires everywhere. It gave me peace of mind and seems rock solid.

Lastly, I installed Yoppsicle LEDS on the active lights (I left the GI alone). They look amazing and are a perfect match to the original.

Here's how it looks with the Yoppsicles installed:

And here's what I'm working on... I'm making background music and sounds (non-destructive) on my pin. Still a work in progress, a buddy and I are printing a PCB that interfaces as a pass through on the existing boards and outputs sound fx and music. :)

Here's a preview:

Let me know if you have any issues or questions on Strikes and Spares. It was my first pin (and my only one so far) and I've learned a ton from working on it.

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