My second pin has arrived - Pro football

[Retropin]

In a word - NO

Replace with standard 250v 15A fuse

[Strangeways]

All the fuses I've bought locally are good for 250V. You only need to be careful with the Amperage of of the Fuses (15A), and whether there are SB (Slow Blow) or Fast Blow. The fuses are labelled (SB) for Slo Blo !

Our Spare Parts Sponsors hold most fuses you will need. One tip - But 10 of each value you need - It does not hurt to have them lying around !

[Ford Fairlane]

Hey guys, what am i missing on my score reel. Not sure how the coil attaches??? to the armature





Thanks guys!

[Chuck]

Looks like you're missing the top and some of the upper right components.

the coil attaches with the a-11051 and you also need the a-14247 among other things :p 

A complete replacement reel assembly would probably be good.

[Strangeways]

Looks like you're missing the top and some of the upper right components.

the coil attaches with the a-11051 and you also need the a-14247 among other things :p 

A complete replacement reel assembly would probably be good.

Yes - Chuck is right.. Let me see if I have some of these bits at home.

[Ford Fairlane]

Thanks Chuck and Nino. Great! please let me know if you find the bits, or it will be a weird order to PBR. I'll have 1 of these and six of those thingimy jigs... such a newb

[Strangeways]

Well isn't that a stoke of luck !

I have most of the parts on that parts guide. All NOS.

A-11501 - With the plastic insert that is not on the page - I have one - its yours !

A-14247 - I can't find it YET. The garage is just too bloody HOT. But I think I've seen them.

I should be able to find out tomorrow - Lots of boxes to go through.

[Ford Fairlane]

Wow thanks Nino. PM sent!!

[Strangeways]

A-14247 - Found it.. A NOS one at that !

So we are good to go mate.

PM your address, I have a trip to the post office next Monday or Tuesday !

[Ford Fairlane]

Great news guys!!!! Pro football is working!!!!. Big thanks to Derek (dj10555) for coming over today and helping me out as i would never have worked this out on my own. Together, we spent around 6 hours going over it and working it out. Thanks again mate.

So the first victory was when we could start a game by pressing the button at the front. We worked out that motor switch 1c (which i had adjusted and found fault with before) wasnt adjusted enough. Adjusted the switch a little more and low and behold, the game starts up. After that we still had the flipper (right one) staying in the fire position after starting the game. After some testing with the multimeter we stopped at the Q relay... what a bastard relay that turned out to be. Please forgive my lack of proper pinnie terms but the plastic that pulls the switches back and forward wasnt going through the entire gap. In other words it didnt move enough so the switches werent making and breaking contact.

A number of reasons why it didnt work properly.. 1. the spring on top of the relay seemed to lack tension. For now we looped the spring tighter. 2. Also it seemed that the switch blades had been badly mutilated in an attempt by the previous owner to fix the issue.. adjusted them. Cooli!!

Did a small clean of a sticky vari-target and we are nearly there.

I've had a few games and my kids had quite a few more. Seeing my 2 pins side by side getting smacked around by my kids was a treat!!

Left to do:

1. fix my score reel (another day)
2. Rebuild my flippers (have already bought the flipper rebuild kits) a little scary of that thought.. Derek has told me how to do it but a little worried about how to take out the pins that hold the arms on...
3. Making it free play (will permanently close the switch as per clays guide).
4. Cosmetics like replacing posts, rubbers etc

Thanks again Derek for coming over today and thanks to everyone else (Nino and Gav especially) for advice and parts. Maybe now i can turn this into a restore thread soon, but i think Gulfstream will come first.
 

[Strangeways]

Great News.

Well done Derek - Your time helping out on this machine has ensured another pinhead will have an interest in owning, maintaining and playing pinball.

Rob - Enjoy your pinballs. Finally you are "there" and you and the kids can enjoy playing the games. Now you can concentrate on working or restoring one machine at a time. Plenty of help here - so don't hesitate to ask questions - and make sure you start resto threads !

 

[ddstoys]

Hey Mate
               Nice score i have an entire head box setup or two for that era pin let me know what  the coil number is and your address and ill send you one.  Or the whole score unit
          Good luck

[ddstoys]

As for electrocution best feeling i ever had was bair feet on concrete one hand on the side rail and other arm on the 120v Drop target coil strange as it may seem i wanted a beer ( And i dont drink beer unless its with my old man who has the shit tatooed on his chest) Felt fantastic all day.   But i must say avoid the big square chunky thing they f**kIN hurt

[Extra Ball]

Grats on getting it running Rob, you have a nice pin in that pro fooballer.
 

[Creech]

As for electrocution best feeling i ever had was bair feet on concrete one hand on the side rail and other arm on the 120v Drop target coil strange as it may seem i wanted a beer ( And i dont drink beer unless its with my old man who has the shit tatooed on his chest) Felt fantastic all day.   But i must say avoid the big square chunky thing they f**kIN hurt

That's funny. I keep hearing about electrocution horror stories on EM's. What's the go with that? Why so easy to get electrocuted?