pinball cabinet time capsule(stink vault)

[yourdreamin]

is it just me as every time i open a pinball from the 70's i get a smell flashback that makes me want to puk or am i smelling things in my imagination that i thought the 70's smelt like
ie if i fart in a jar would the smell still be the same in 30 yrs ?

[Pop Bumper Pete]

I love the smell of EMs in the morning 

Years ago I picked up a container CFTBL from Italy, it reeked of second hand smoke

[ddstoys]

EMs always have the same smell to me and its a good smell It means ive just picked up a new machine 

[Extra Ball]

EM smell is unmistakable, and 90's wms/bally headboxes have a distinctive smell as well

[johnwartjr]

The 90s era DMD smell is tough to remove :) Everything has to be cleaned. Everything. With cleaners that are not all that nice on your hands.

[Strangeways]

Love the smell of EMs - brings back a FLOOD of memories.

[Retropin]

The krona given off by all the blue sparks in EMs give them a distinctive smell.. personally i love it and each time i smell it i want to just emerse myself in a pinball again. The whole of the lower level of my house smells like Ems.. just walking past the closed door gives a whiff.
 I wish they couild bottle iot and sell it... id buy it for my wife every Xmas - LOL!!!

[Pop Bumper Pete]

The krona given off by all the blue sparks in EMs give them a distinctive smell.. personally i love it and each time i smell it i want to just emerse myself in a pinball again. The whole of the lower level of my house smells like Ems.. just walking past the closed door gives a whiff.
 I wish they couild bottle iot and sell it... id buy it for my wife every Xmas - LOL!!!

Let her see that and you will see blue sparks 

[goodolddays]

Picked up a new Hyundai I30 today (Diesel SLX manual) for my wife ... within 10 mins of being parked in the garage, the new car smell has overwhelmed the smell from my EM's 

[Strangeways]

Picked up a new Hyundai I30 today (Diesel SLX manual) for my wife ... within 10 mins of being parked in the garage, the new car smell has overwhelmed the smell from my EM's 

oh the humanity - a "car" in the garage ?

 

[Marty Machine]

oh the humanity - a "car" in the garage ?
 

This is an OUTRAGE !?! 

[SPURR]

What makes this smell? All my EM's have got it ? Is it the continous arcing of contacts or the timber used or maybe the cotton covered insulation on the cables.
Anyone out there know?

[Extra Ball]

What makes this smell? All my EM's have got it ? Is it the continous arcing of contacts or the timber used or maybe the cotton covered insulation on the cables.
Anyone out there know?

Old pins smell, just like old people smell. Your getting close to being an EM yourself Spurry.

[Strangeways]

What makes this smell? All my EM's have got it ? Is it the continous arcing of contacts or the timber used or maybe the cotton covered insulation on the cables.
Anyone out there know?

Old pins smell, just like old people smell. Your getting close to being an EM yourself Spurry.

 

Always wanted to know the exact answer ! I think it was the contacts arcing and the smell of lubrication. Some machines that have been stored for a long period of time smell "old" !

Still - It is instantly recognizable

[FirePower]

In train tunnels that electric trains use the characteristic smell you get is from ozone, a variant of oxygen that is O3 compared to the standard O2. It's produced by the arching around the moptor contacts. I think it might be the same story with EMs.  Don't know how it lasts if they aren't played for a long while.