Pinball mechanics disappearing - Wall Street Journal

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Pinball mechanics disappearing - Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882304575465613526210330.html

Couple things jump out at me from reading the article:

1) I don't know who these people are calling for repairs. It must be some of the "cheap" garage mechanics. Most of the reputable people have someone who will make service calls, or at least let you bring it in for repair.

2) The featured guy isn't much of a repair tech if he can't fix a moldy driver board. It's not hard to take something like that and clean it up and fix it, or if nothing else, replace it. A lot cheaper than buying another pinball. Someone track that owner down and fix his pinball for him.

3) Lots of people and places sell working pinballs - just not cheap, not on Ebay, not on Craigslist.

My boss already sent the reporter an e-mail letting them know pinball repair was alive and well in Austin....
 
Actually,if you read the comments the tech guy explains it was more than a moldy board...

I'll bet it was actually acid damage. When's the last time you saw mold on a board? Maybe if the game has been sitting outside...
 
I'll bet it was actually acid damage. When's the last time you saw mold on a board? Maybe if the game has been sitting outside...

Actually,just a couple weeks ago...my buddy was doing a bulk buy and they had 2 pins in the basement that had been in about 2-3 feet of water for who knows how long...entire machines were covered in black mold.Needless to say he didn't go near them.
 
disappearing

ill keep checking my body entirely, everyday just like i used to do with deer ticks

if any part of me starts to disappear, ill start a thread to warn everybody !
:)
 
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