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I loved arcades when I was a kid. I remember playing classics like Silverball Mania, Eight Ball Deluxe, and High Speed. I also dropped many quarters in games like Pac-Man, Tapper, and Double Dragon.

I started collecting slot machines in 2000. The following year, I purchased my first pinball machine. Since then, I've been buying, fixing, and restoring coin operated games almost non-stop.

After putting a want ad in a local newspaper, I received some calls asking if I fixed these games. From that point on, I've been fixing games for people in the Green bay area to make some extra money for my hobby.

I have a well-rounded background in electronics, communications, computers, music, woodworking, and metal fabrication. I've combined these skills to guide me in this hobby, repair games, and to design my unique pinball "mods". You can view some of my restorations by clicking here.

Museum Memories

I receive several emails asking for help, tips, and pictures, but have never had an email from a museum before. In July 2004, I received an email from the curator of a local museum in Green Bay. He said he had a pinball machine in an exhibit and it stopped working. He searched on Google and found this site. He wanted to know if I would stop by and fix the machine. I jumped at the opportunity since it was an old Gottlieb wedge head, Rack-A-Ball. I am familiar with fixing these so I made arrangements to meet the curator later that week. Now, I remember going to the museum many times as a kid and have taken my kids there a few times too. The funny thing is that I also service their telephone system. Of course, the curator had no idea! So I head out to the museum and see a cool exhibit on the 1950's (I know Rack-A-Ball is 1960's, but it was the closest he could find). There was an old AMI juke next to the pin along with a cherry Mark II Lincoln. There was also some other neat stuff there too like an iron lung, 50's style drive-in area, and more. I begin to inspect the pin as I turn it on. The curator says, "It was working for a while, now it keeps resetting". He also tells me the game is on free play so people can play it. Well, I proceed to take the pf glass off and lift the playfield. Meantime, the curator started playing old records on the jukebox. As I started triggering relays and such, I look up and notice the curator and a family looking inside the machine. Keep in mind I am working on this while the exhibit is open :)  So I proceed to do some troubleshooting and found a stuck reset bank switch and a blown fuse. I immediately replace the fuse and adjust the switch. I lowered the playfield and played a ball to test my repair. I looked over at the family and curator to see them light up like the old Gottlieb pin. Needless to say, they were very happy. I continued to put the glass and other parts on and had a great feeling. Not only did I get to fix nice, old pin, but I also made some people very happy. As I packed up my tools, the curator removed the "Out Of Order" sign and the family took turns playing the machine. As I talked to the curator about the repair, he offered to give me a personal tour of the exhibit. I immediately took him up on the offer. He explained where he found each item and how it was setup. I also asked him what was going to happen to the stuff after the exhibit is over. He said it will be sold or auctioned off. I told him I would be interested in the pin and juke and asked him to call me when they are done with the exhibit. I also mentioned that I would be happy to maintain the machines throughout the exhibit. I must say, that was the most interesting repair I've been on so far :)  

Here are some pictures. Click them to enlarge..

My Gameroom

Twilight Zone - 1993 - Bally/Midway

Eight Ball Deluxe - 1981 - Bally

NOS playfield arrived 12-12-03!

Hi Deal - 1975 - Bally

Flash Gordon - 1981 - Bally

NOS playfield arrived 3-11-04!

Xenon - 1980 - Bally

NOS playfield arrived 3-11-04!

NOS plastics arrived 1-15-04!

Xenon - 1980 - Bally (parting out)

MAME Full Size Arcade Station

Specifications:

Double Dragon Cabinet

J-Pac Jamma Arcade Interface

19 inch Sony VX900T SVGA Monitor

Celeron 2.4 GHZ W/ 400 MHZ FSB

256 MB DDR 333MHZ Memory

80 Gig Ultra ATA/100 7200 RPM Hard Drive

3D Extreme Graphics

10/100 Network Interface Card

Intel Motherboard

MAMEWAH Running In Windows XP Modified

MAME v 0.69

3900 Arcade Games

2 Player, 3 Button Configuration

(Adding 8 more buttons and trackball)

Fully Coin Operated

Other

6 1/2 ft Coin-Op Pool Table - 1964 - Valley Mfg.

Model 460 - 1976 - Rock-Ola Jukebox

Shuffle Alley - Delta - 1968 - United

Model 724 Cash Register - 1920 - National Cash Register Co.

(Currently under restoration to the Coca-Cola version)

Merit Megatouch Extreme

(Upgraded to Platinum)