Skarv
New member
Hi Guys:
I'm new here thanks to a neighbor who found out about my pinball addiction and gave me her Defender 'cause it hadn't worked in years so it just had to go.
Bummer!
So here is the deal. It is in really great shape but no Play.
I already ordered Bob Robert's Deluxe cap kit with flyback and all the other goodies. But here goes my questions.
Condition: It starts up and makes some startup sounds that appear legit. Once up, it buzzes pretty loudly.
Voltage LEDs are all on and correct. Fuses all good.
Monitor makes a vertical ghost image... barely visible in picture one, and then focuses down to the blotch you can see in picture 2. Then it pops back apart, and re-converges. Just does that over and over.
Careful inspection found the machine and its boards almost all in perfect shape. The only exception: The large board in the monitor assembly itself. This one looks great, but looks like someone poured a bit of oil on it, and then dust stuck to the oil making the thing look a bit fuzzy with gray dirt. The precise area is essentially right under the tube.
So, my question is whether anyone has any ideas of stuff I should be looking at, and parts I should be getting in addition while I wait for my B Roberts deluxe rebuild kit?
Thanks much, I'll post my results much like in Pinball land.
Dan
I'm new here thanks to a neighbor who found out about my pinball addiction and gave me her Defender 'cause it hadn't worked in years so it just had to go.
Bummer!
So here is the deal. It is in really great shape but no Play.
I already ordered Bob Robert's Deluxe cap kit with flyback and all the other goodies. But here goes my questions.
Condition: It starts up and makes some startup sounds that appear legit. Once up, it buzzes pretty loudly.
Voltage LEDs are all on and correct. Fuses all good.
Monitor makes a vertical ghost image... barely visible in picture one, and then focuses down to the blotch you can see in picture 2. Then it pops back apart, and re-converges. Just does that over and over.
Careful inspection found the machine and its boards almost all in perfect shape. The only exception: The large board in the monitor assembly itself. This one looks great, but looks like someone poured a bit of oil on it, and then dust stuck to the oil making the thing look a bit fuzzy with gray dirt. The precise area is essentially right under the tube.
So, my question is whether anyone has any ideas of stuff I should be looking at, and parts I should be getting in addition while I wait for my B Roberts deluxe rebuild kit?
Thanks much, I'll post my results much like in Pinball land.
Dan
