So, my new Jurassic Park pin is potentially HUO, the guy I bought it from had got it from his Aunt and he thinks she had bought it new. The playfield and cab are in great condition, underneath is another story. He told me that she used to get it 'professionally' serviced.
Well one of the first things I notice when I open it up is dripped solder all over the bottom of the inside of the cab (okay maybe not ALL over, but it sure feels like a lot). In addition there are incorrect coils installed, duct tape in place of rubber stoppers, and horrible soldering (probably the source of the dripped solder).
It seems like whoever used to 'service' this machine knew the owners would never open it up so just did what was cheap, easy, and quick. Is this common?
By the way, I am still very happy with my purchase, pretty much everything underneath is easily fixable (though I don't know what to do about the dripped solder, can I just heat it and suck it up or do I risk singeing the wood?). I just can't believe this is how someone would "repair" a machine.
Well one of the first things I notice when I open it up is dripped solder all over the bottom of the inside of the cab (okay maybe not ALL over, but it sure feels like a lot). In addition there are incorrect coils installed, duct tape in place of rubber stoppers, and horrible soldering (probably the source of the dripped solder).
It seems like whoever used to 'service' this machine knew the owners would never open it up so just did what was cheap, easy, and quick. Is this common?
By the way, I am still very happy with my purchase, pretty much everything underneath is easily fixable (though I don't know what to do about the dripped solder, can I just heat it and suck it up or do I risk singeing the wood?). I just can't believe this is how someone would "repair" a machine.


