Guitar Freaks

I have a customer with over 100 games in 3 locations.

One of his most important games is Guitar Freaks. This game has seen its share of use, and abuse.

I first repaired the wiring harness using tape and zip ties as a temporary fix. I expected it to last maybe 3 months. To my surprise, it lasted over a year. Before I replaced the wiring harness, the harness was all jacked up. Someone had twisted the guitar at least 30 times around itself.

When I called my supplier, I was totally amazed at the retail price of the part,

ALMOST $600!!!


Item #: KON 501090

Price:	$568.88
Availability:	In Stock

I knew this was ludicrous. I also had to deal with another branch. The local branch had just closed. Luckily I was dealing with a salesperson in Syracuse, NY. The city I was born and raised. He agreed to drop the price to $450. The armored cable will perform for years for my customer.

After I replaced the cable, the guitar looked bare, it was missing decals. I went to Guitar Center to try and get some guitar stickers, but they didn't have any. Everyone was amazed at the "Guitar Hero" guitar. Maybe I can get some online.

Capt Fantastic

This is a great pinball from the 1970s

Capt Fantastic











There were many issues I came across as I was fixing this game.

There were 5 fuse holders that needed to be replaced. Also many lights and rubbers were replaced to help with the aesthetics of the machine. The Right flipper seemed to have a bad coil, but upon further investigation, there was a bad power wire going to that flipper.

This is when I learned about how most pinballs actually work.

All coils for the flippers, bumpers and slingshots are energized by their 30v or 60v power lines. The Logic in the CPU PCB brings the other side of the coil to ground, actuating the solenoid.

So, if you take a ground and touch the control line of the coil(the lead not attached to the other coils), the coil will energize actuating the solenoid.



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