I just started doing a basement arcade a couple weeks ago and picked up my first pin this week. It is a Shaq Attack. I know, not a great theme and it needs some work but that is part of the reason I got it. I want to learn maintenance / restore activities on something other than a real collector's item or the brand new Tron Pro I am picking up this weekend.
Anyway, the game plays and works but after going through it more throughly, there are some things that need addressing. I probably overpaid by a couple hundred but after doing all this I will be a much wiser purchaser in the future.
1.) spinner doesn't spin or gets hung in position where the ball doesn't hit.
2.) has a couple burn't out bulbs. I actually replaced one already with a spare it came with.
3.) The service menu is acting weird. It appears both the right and left flippers doing the same thing in the service menu. I have to double check but am pretty sure during "Switch Edges Test" I hit left flipper and both the right and left flippers actuate. vice versa for right flipper.
4.) DMD works but has some some leds or lines of color (whatever it is called) burnt/ missing. Probably need new dmd
5.) have 3 solenoids not working (#13, #14, #17) Probably why back three dome lights don't light.
6.) playfield has some wear spots where it looks like mylar would pulled up and some paint with it? I can't tell because this is my first and I have no idea how it should look. I will include pictures of trouble area.
7.) bad splice job behind the speaker panel for back box fan power. Need to investigate this more.
8.) parts of light strip assembly are burnt out.
Is #1 item to clean and wax playfield and new balls? Then start on this list. Any other help is appreciated.
BTW, what would one pay for a non-working DMD 90's pin? All of the above is on a working one?
Anyway, the game plays and works but after going through it more throughly, there are some things that need addressing. I probably overpaid by a couple hundred but after doing all this I will be a much wiser purchaser in the future.
1.) spinner doesn't spin or gets hung in position where the ball doesn't hit.
2.) has a couple burn't out bulbs. I actually replaced one already with a spare it came with.
3.) The service menu is acting weird. It appears both the right and left flippers doing the same thing in the service menu. I have to double check but am pretty sure during "Switch Edges Test" I hit left flipper and both the right and left flippers actuate. vice versa for right flipper.
4.) DMD works but has some some leds or lines of color (whatever it is called) burnt/ missing. Probably need new dmd
5.) have 3 solenoids not working (#13, #14, #17) Probably why back three dome lights don't light.
6.) playfield has some wear spots where it looks like mylar would pulled up and some paint with it? I can't tell because this is my first and I have no idea how it should look. I will include pictures of trouble area.
7.) bad splice job behind the speaker panel for back box fan power. Need to investigate this more.
8.) parts of light strip assembly are burnt out.
Is #1 item to clean and wax playfield and new balls? Then start on this list. Any other help is appreciated.
BTW, what would one pay for a non-working DMD 90's pin? All of the above is on a working one?

