The Pinball Doctors: The Last Arcade Technicians in NYC

[Q B]

maybe something you Pinball peeps would enjoy to watch

[Davester]

Cool video!
Thanks for posting!
However, It drove me nuts that the one guy was using a soldering gun for repairs.

Davester.

[Q B]

^^
NP, because I am not aware of proper repair technique i guess, what is wrong with using a solder gun? how should or what is the proper way to repair that section?

[Davester]

Coils are probably OK to use a soldering gun... but smaller items should use a soldering iron/pen due to smaller areas/finer detail and you don't want to overheat components.

Davester.

[jasonec]

Personally, the soldering iron stuff didn't bother me. It's the fact that they didn't use Cooke when repairing the machines that seemed odd.....

[Q B]

Interesting, so many connectors and parts. man that looks very intimidating and complicated I don't even know basic electronics. Could not imagine that kind of job.

[Davester]

You do enough repairs over the years, you learn what to look for..
And where not to stick your fingers... CRTs anyone?

Davester.

[tekkaraiden]

Yep that and large capacitors.

[nagamitsu]

Curious (right in first few minutes of video) how they can make the claim that the # of people capable of repairing pinball machines is as low as they think/say it is? Maybe #'s are low for those who actually make a living doing it, considering how many hobbyists like ourselves repair and maintain these too.

Tim