Just curious I see this desciption coming up more and more on the classified's from Mr. Pinball .. my question is just what makes a pinball tech certified ? I'm definitely not any type of tech myself but I wasn't aware of any general cerification process.

Squid

Quoted from SquidVicious

I wasn't aware of any general cerification process.

Squid

Me either  

I think it was Centenial College here in Toronto that used to offer a course specifically for repairing pinball and video games.  Maybe by taking this course you could consider yourself "certified"?

D.

Or maybe it's a Stern Certification?

Quoted from websherpa

Or maybe it's a Stern Certification?

The machines that I seen listed haven't been Stern's (not that I noticed anyways)


Squid

A wise man once told me that if you can fix a pinball machine in any sort of way, you're a technician. "The only thing that separates you from any other monkey," he said, "is that you can read the manual."

So I guess if you've ever put solder to circuit board and done more than just wreck it, you're a tech.

I think it goes without saying, of course, that some techs are better than others. And the term 'technician' gets way more use than is warranted.  

Quoted from cooke

I think it goes without saying, of course, that some techs are better than others. And the term 'technician' gets way more use than is warranted.  

Kinds goes along with the terms.... Mint, HUO, Flawless etc.

D.

Anybody that works on pins is certifiable.

The criteria was that if you repaired five pins and only two caught on fire you passed and could consider yourself a certified technician.  Otherwise you would have to repeat the exam  

Quoted from tinyrodent

Anybody that works on pins is certifiable.

TRUE DAT!!!!