monsterbaldy
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New pinball owner questions... (star wars data east)
Hey guys,
I recently scored a Star Wars Data East, it is my first pin. It seems to be in very good condition, but I am also not "pinball smart". I want to have this machine and keep it in good condition for the rest of my life... so I started with this:
1) Ordered new legs because it came with very weird 20" legs.
2) Ordered the leg protectors.
3) Ordered some of the Novus cleaner and polish.
4) Ordered new balls.
5) Ordered a new black rubber set.
6) Ordered a whole bunch of backup lamps.
I ran the system through the self tests and everything seemed to work great, playing it is also awesome and seems good. I have one bulb out but no biggie.
My question to you guys is
A) When you get a new pin what else should I do besides the replacement stuff I talked about up there and clean the playfield?
B) Any good web resources that have instructions about these kinds of things?
C) My playfield has what seem to be clear, very thin, plastic stickers on it. My friend and I have no idea what it is for, but our best guess is they are some sort of wear guards? Any ideas? They are not easy to notice but they are there, and in odd shapes and sizes. Like, there is a rectangular one that roughly covers each letter of star wars, and some triangular ones in other areas as well.
D) My volume pot seems to be coming out of my power supply!? Is that normal? I am afraid to touch it, I don't want to end up tweaking voltage by accident. But it REALLY looks like the volume pot.
E) What is the standard degree for playfield? 7 degrees? How much should I trust the level built into the cabinet?
F) How in the heck do you remove the balls on this thing?
Anyways, THANK YOU SO MUCH for any and all information.
-ben
Hey guys,
I recently scored a Star Wars Data East, it is my first pin. It seems to be in very good condition, but I am also not "pinball smart". I want to have this machine and keep it in good condition for the rest of my life... so I started with this:
1) Ordered new legs because it came with very weird 20" legs.
2) Ordered the leg protectors.
3) Ordered some of the Novus cleaner and polish.
4) Ordered new balls.
5) Ordered a new black rubber set.
6) Ordered a whole bunch of backup lamps.
I ran the system through the self tests and everything seemed to work great, playing it is also awesome and seems good. I have one bulb out but no biggie.
My question to you guys is
A) When you get a new pin what else should I do besides the replacement stuff I talked about up there and clean the playfield?
B) Any good web resources that have instructions about these kinds of things?
C) My playfield has what seem to be clear, very thin, plastic stickers on it. My friend and I have no idea what it is for, but our best guess is they are some sort of wear guards? Any ideas? They are not easy to notice but they are there, and in odd shapes and sizes. Like, there is a rectangular one that roughly covers each letter of star wars, and some triangular ones in other areas as well.
D) My volume pot seems to be coming out of my power supply!? Is that normal? I am afraid to touch it, I don't want to end up tweaking voltage by accident. But it REALLY looks like the volume pot.
E) What is the standard degree for playfield? 7 degrees? How much should I trust the level built into the cabinet?
F) How in the heck do you remove the balls on this thing?
Anyways, THANK YOU SO MUCH for any and all information.
-ben