Which tools do I use?
Posted: 30 August 2011 Filed under: Electronics, General | Tags: eprom, logic probe, pinball, tools Leave a comment »
Well, so far it’s quite straightforward… a digital multimeter (I use the Velleman DVM-4100), a 30W soldering iron and a whole range of screwdrivers and pliers.
In preparation of repairing the CPU board, I have bought a Willem EPROM programmer (off ebay), two 2532 EPROMS (oh yes, I found some) and made a logic probe as described on the flipper-pinball-fan website (see my links).
My homemade logic probe
My Willem EPROM programmer
Now I’m waiting for a PCMCIA Parallel port card for my laptop, so I can connect the EPROM programmer and make me a copy of Leon’s test EPROM from the flipper-pinball-fan website (see my links). Then the testing will continue!
So what did I buy?
Posted: 30 August 2011 Filed under: General, Pinball Champ '82 | Tags: berfore, condition, pinball, zaccaria Leave a comment »
I bought a Pinball Champ ’82. This machine was built by Zaccaria in Bolognia, Italy in 1982.
Some pictures:
My Zaccaria Pinball Champ '82
The backglass in relatively good condition
The backglass is in relatively good condition. There is some wear above the 2nd and 3rd player displays and the lift trim is rusted.
The playfield: dirty but mostly complete
The playfield needs a thourough clean, all rubbers need replacing, burnt out lamps need replacing and some screws are missing, but all plastics are intact!
The "CHAMP" droptargets with a missing "H"
This is my biggest worry… How am I going to replace that missing “H” drop target? I have no idea yet.
The cabinet door is a mess
The door is a mess, the cable tree inside has been cut, the lock has been drilled out, the door is deformed and doesn’t close or open easily, the red Zaccaria door sticker is missing and don’t get me started on the coin slots…
The identification sticker
The serial number of the machine. I haven’t registered it yet on the Internet pinball serial number database, I’ll do that when it’s restored.
Welcome to my pinball restoration blog
Posted: 30 August 2011 Filed under: General, Pinball Champ '82 | Tags: buy, pinball, zaccaria Leave a comment »
So why this blog? Because I’m restoring a pinball machine? Duh…
I was walking down my street about a month ago and noticed a sign on a window saying “everything for sale” and a mobile phone number. I looked in and saw this:
OMG it's a pinball machine!
So I wrote down the mobile number and called the next day. Yes, it is still for sale; yes, I can come have a look; yes, you can take it off my hands for 75€…
Two days later it was delivered to my garage and now I’m restoring it.
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