A multimeter is your best friend

A perfect example occurred today of why you need to have a multimeter on hand! I had someone contact me with a column or switches out on his machine worrying that there was a major problem on the CPU. After a bit of time and careful guidance from me, it turns out that the problem was simply that there was a break in continuity from the board to the first switch in the column (could equally work with a row). Dont forget - always use your multimeter to check continuity before you dive in with board repairs. If you want any more advice, just email pinstig on pinballchat@hotmail.co.uk

Question for Pinstig

Hi
I have an Airport pinball made by Genco Around 1935? Before the days of flippers! I need to get a part to get it back to working order again but don’t know where to look. It’s the part that pushes the ball up onto the table, the one in the machine just fell apart some years ago. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Geoff

And Pinstig replies.....

Hi Geoff
Thanks for your email. Your best bet would be to get in touch with Steve at Decopinball as he specialises in older machines. You can get hold of him by email on steve@decopinball.co.uk. He'll do his best to help you out. Otherwise if you have the old piece, you can try taking it to a fabricator and see if they can replicate it.
Thanks, Pinstig