Hey all,

I am hoping a few Ottawa Pinballers would like to come over sometime in the next couple weeks to mnonth. I will provide some snacks and drinks and of course there will be pinball action in a very cool basement.

In return for this hospitatlity I need help getting my Orbitor working and assembled. I had to take off the playfield to fix a broken drop target. The target is now fixed; MacGyvered it! However, putting the playfield back together on my own could prove damaging to the plastic moonscape...I do not want to chance this. As such I would need some help putting the playfield back on and then the last challenge will be to see why the solenoids are not firing. In other words this will all likely take a bit of time.

For any of those interested please suggest a date and time (July 24th weekend is out for me; inlaws are here) Weekday evenings are fine or a weekend day in August.

PS the working lineup is TSPP, Fish Tales, Breakshot, Wipeout, RBION, BK, Flintstones, and Riverboat Gambler. (And by the end of the meeting; Orbitor 1!)

I am not sure if I will be here in Aug or not, bad back so I do not know if work is going to send me "away" for the month of Aug or not.

Once you figure out a date, I will come by and help ya, it I am here.

As for the solenoids not firing, did you check the respective transistors? Do you have Shaggy and Norms Pin repair DVD's If not I can bring them with me, there is a entire section on transistor testing.

and there is info here as well...
http://www.pinrepair.com/wpc/index2.htm#trans

Let me know

Z.

That would be nice I am here in Otawa until the 6 of july, count me in, I miss my pinball that are at my home.

Hi,

Looks like it will have to be a week night. July 28 or 29th or Aug 5 or 6th.

Let me know what may work. 6pm or 6:30 or 7:00.

Quoted from Jester

Hi,

Looks like it will have to be a week night. July 28 or 29th or Aug 5 or 6th.

Let me know what may work. 6pm or 6:30 or 7:00.

July 28/29th is better for me, I am off work that week

I meant 6 of august for my stay in Otawa, I would like to be part of this night, 7 p.m would be nice, I will adjust my schedule.

Well, I can only do July 28th. Anytime works for me, my wife will be in Montreal so we could order dinner or fire up the BBQ. Play a little pinball and work on my pinball.

Let me know if you would like to come and PM me for address.

Hey! I was going to propose my help but July 28th is a big no no for me all the best to everyone

Quoted from gmaranda

Hey! I was going to propose my help but July 28th is a big no no for me all the best to everyone

What works for you?

Quoted from Jester

What works for you?

Anything else except the 28th.... However, if I have to pick I would say the 5th or 6th of August.

tks

OK the date is moved to the 29th. Thursday night it is.

looks like I can make it, send me a PM with your address as it has been a while.

Do you need any tools for the troubleshooting?

ok for me too

Don't know anything about fixing, but would like to drop by and play as I will be coming home that day.

Quoted from Williams Fan

Don't know anything about fixing, but would like to drop by and play as I will be coming home that day.

No Problem, you can come and play.

Thank you for the evening.

Very nice machines and very nice people, I am very glad to have meet the 3 of you.

I enjoyed my evening.

Yes Jester, thank you very much, I really enjoyed it. I love that Wipeout!!!

DOH!  I completely forgot. I guess it is because I am on vacation and start drinking at noon every day

Did you get the transistor problem sorted out?

Quoted from Pharoah007

DOH!  I completely forgot. I guess it is because I am on vacation and start drinking at noon every day

Did you get the transistor problem sorted out?

Hey, No Problem Zak....but still not fixed.   The solonoids fire when we use a jumper from ground to each one but not at all in the game. Also we discovered that if a switch is closed it continues to score. In other words I think the problem may be on the MPU. But I really ahve no idea. Gmaranda was a great help and we did get a lot done on the machine and he is going to ask around as I think he understands better than me. Thanx again to Gmaranda for all his help.

Thx to the others for coming and playing.