Alright... she's home... a could things I notice.
(A) There are a couple diagonals missing from the scoring segments. Is there a rebuild kit for this? $199.00 for a pinscore set is sort of steep.
(B) The three discs spin erratically... they'll spin a 1/2 spin, then stop for a half second then spin another 1/2 spin then stop for a quarter second, etc... as if it was getting bound up (I still have yet to pop the playfield, so maybe that IS what's happening). From playing the game on the Wi, I am guessing they (the discs) should spin constantly when there is a storm coming, right? Does that sound like a motor issue? Suggestions?
Finally... since I got it home and I know it's mine for sure... I picked this up for $700.00 out the door.
Lift the playfield and clean the gears on the spinners. They are adjusted easily.
$700 is a great price. A little less than I paid for mine.
When buying parts, go here first:
http://pbresource.com/
To me, Steve is kind of the Bob Roberts of pinball. Treat him the same way, e-mails, etc. His prices and service are top notch.
Also a fan of MAD:
http://mad-amusements.com/
And, Bay Area:
http://www.bayareaamusements.com/
Before you change the display, change the (2) resistors on the power supply:
"Replace the 39k ohm Power Supply Resistors.
The major villain in the system 11 power supply are resistors R1 and R4. These are both 39k ohm, 1 watt resistors. Very often either or both of these resistors will go out of spec, or even completely open. This will prevent the +100 and/or -100 volts from getting to the score displays. These two resistors are mounted on the system 11 power supply board. (on newer WPC games with alphanumeric displays, these are resistors R48 and R49 on the alphanumeric display board). As a general rule, I always change these resistors (trust me, they've had a tough life, and need to be replaced, even if they test as "good")."
"Note the score display is barely working. At first, you may think it's the
display glass itself. This is infact a common problem, where the displays
"outgas" and don't show as brightly, and eventually completely die. But
before you change the expensive score display glass, change the 39k ohm
resistors on the power supply with new 1 or 2 watt "flameproof" resistors"
READ THIS
http://www.pinrepair.com/sys11/index3.htm#display
Bay Area has the display for $115.00 if you order $150 worth of parts:
http://www.bayareaamusements.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=STIM-DI-D16