Stripping, Cleaning, & Repopulating the Entire Playfield of a 1986 Williams Pin*BOT Pinball Machine

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  • Опубликовано: 23 дек 2024

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  • @TheMoulie
    @TheMoulie 4 года назад +1

    I dread to think how many hours my mates and I put on the Pinbot table in the student union bar when I was as uni back in the late 80's.
    Those sounds and lights bring back some good memories!

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      It's a special one in a lot of people's memories!

  • @andycoombes1572
    @andycoombes1572 3 месяца назад

    I remember playing this in the UK at the University bar in the 80s - it was a fun game. Enjoyed the restoration Ron!

  • @markjackson1444
    @markjackson1444 2 года назад

    I can see why Pinot has such a solid reputation. Good looking, and interesting playfield. Never played one but I will if I get the chance.

  • @TheGnomestead
    @TheGnomestead 4 года назад +1

    Well done! Hit like button 5 times on this one my friend.
    Dissembly lights on? Music selection? Bravo! Got my dancing in my chair.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      All the cool music comes from www.BenSound.com ....

  • @brentreynolds7242
    @brentreynolds7242 4 года назад +1

    @ 17:45
    That play field is AMAZINGLY next to new !
    Makes for an easy clean up.

  • @mcostafernando
    @mcostafernando 4 года назад +1

    What a beautiful machine! Never saw one in person, but used to play Bride of PIN*BOT in the shopping mall's arcade near my house, it was very cool too!

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      Our buddy Matt thinks that's his favorite, he's always telling us how cool Bride of Pin*Bot is!

  • @melanatedprose9134
    @melanatedprose9134 4 года назад +1

    Of the many pinball machines you've fixed in these videos, Pinbot and High Speed are my favorite so far. I'm a freak for colored and flashing lights. I like everything on the playfield. The vibrant and interesting color combinations, backglass artwork, the ramps, the robot head, light patterns and the android woman. Great video!

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thanks Melanated Prose, yes this is one of my favorites too :)

  • @jokeeffe007
    @jokeeffe007 4 года назад +2

    The timing of your videos is great. I always look for them first as I sit down to lunch ET. Thanks for all the hard work!

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thanks Jim we appreciate you looking out for us!

  • @dannyyarbrough915
    @dannyyarbrough915 4 года назад

    Hey Joe I love you jukebox and pinball repair videos and best of all you always got the coolest music 🎶 to play when you clean something 😊👍

  • @TK-wz1io
    @TK-wz1io 4 года назад +2

    This is one of my favorite pinball machines. Thanks for taking the time to record all of this.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thanks Travis we appreciate you hanging out with us!

  • @pogostix6097
    @pogostix6097 4 года назад +1

    It's cool looking at how pinball playfields evolved over time, from mostly flat with a few bumpers to stuff like PinBot. Personally I'm really a fan of games like this one, the more 3D ones, the ones with ramps and tunnels and other fun gubbins. It makes them harder to fix but so much cooler to watch.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Don't be surprised if when you get older you start deciding you like the older ones better :)

  • @tcb8295
    @tcb8295 4 года назад +1

    Ron, great looking machine. Looks like a lot of work taking all the playfield apart, but definitely worth it. I love playing this machine. Thanks as always for taking us along.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thanks TCB we appreciate you hanging out with us :)

  • @williamsudbrink4187
    @williamsudbrink4187 4 года назад +4

    Sort of funny where you're taking it apart while it's running... Picturing Pin*BOT singing "Daisy, Daisy" like the HAL-9000 in 2001.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      I haven't' thought about that in years!

  • @maccustoms2295
    @maccustoms2295 4 года назад +1

    Great video 👍. Thanks for sharing. Great song in the begining of the playfield stripping it was like pinbot was having sergury and you were bringing him back to life. You are awsome at what you guys do with these machines.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thanks Robert, we appreciate you watching! Glad you enjoyed the music!

  • @polestar696
    @polestar696 4 года назад +1

    Great series as were the others. Hope you will be doing more. Thanks.

  • @Codeaholic1
    @Codeaholic1 4 года назад +1

    I'm digging the music at 19:20.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      I believe that's called "Endless Motion" available for free at www.BenSound.com .

  • @Kaavoort
    @Kaavoort 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for doing this! I have one in which somebody else stripped the playfield.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Maybe that will help you put it back together! Worst thing ever is to take it apart and wait a week to put it back together you’ll never get it all back right if you don’t take pics or video...

  • @davidz121
    @davidz121 4 года назад +3

    Great series as always Ron! Watching Donnies channel as well.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thanks Davidz121 we appreciate that!

  • @waynegram8907
    @waynegram8907 4 года назад +2

    JOE CLASSIC, why does the flash bulbs use those big square power resistors for what reasons? in this schematic look at those big square power resistors and they are connected to the flasher bulbs

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Someone was saying it was to help the bulbs be 'pre heated' so that they could light up faster, instead of taking a few seconds to get bright.

    • @waynegram8907
      @waynegram8907 4 года назад

      @@LyonsArcade ok thanks for the info

  • @kokodin5895
    @kokodin5895 4 года назад +2

    how about painting light bulbs in a blue row with a blue termanent marker or headlight paint to make them glow blue?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      I'm not that worried about it!

  • @BillFroog
    @BillFroog 4 года назад +1

    Mine's in the living room, ready to strip over Xmas. Perfect video Timing.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      Very cool Bill, good luck with it, the screws and nuts under the mini playfield are tricky, take extra pictures of it :)

    • @BillFroog
      @BillFroog 4 года назад +1

      @@LyonsArcade thanks Joe.
      The 1st thing I had to do - and recommended with this age of machine, is to fuse the bridge rectifiers - which weren't protected on this age of machine. (I bought a mini board from Holland - search Inkochnito)
      This is because the first thing the machine did for me on setup (well, 3rd game) was to burn the main wiring loom from a dead rectifier to the transformer. Once replaced it swiftly became my favourite player.. time for some proper tlc..
      Your video will help thx!

  • @Jimmy83-i3g
    @Jimmy83-i3g 3 года назад +1

    Good music to🎶👍👌

  • @DocNo27
    @DocNo27 4 года назад +1

    Timely - I have a Williams _High Speed_ I need to do this to. Thanks!

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      High speed is a tricky one, it's hard to take that back set of rubbers off!

    • @DocNo27
      @DocNo27 4 года назад

      @@LyonsArcade Yes! I just noticed you have a highsped series - I'll be watching it later.

  • @Jimmy83-i3g
    @Jimmy83-i3g 3 года назад +1

    Great video ron

  • @jeffschwallie5675
    @jeffschwallie5675 2 года назад +1

    Love the videos. How do you clean the haze off from the magic eraser?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  2 года назад +1

      I usually wipe it down with windex or something. You could also use a wet paper towel. You could probably wax it off too, wax is a cleaner.

  • @mightycoldham
    @mightycoldham 4 года назад +1

    You should add a second camera for a wide shot of the repair process because you spend so much time away from the camera, and put the one of the playfield in a PiP window.
    I was wondering why this guy who knows his stuff, would attempt a repair with the system powered on, thanks for explaining that you understand the risk, doing it was just for show!
    Also, Thanks for the tips on the light specification, i always use the same part number when replacing, but i was wondering why some lenses where melted and some where not. So i guess i should have referred to the manual because i did not realize that I must have replaced some with the same incorrect part... Oopsey-Dazy!!

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +2

      How about I film it however I like and if you don’t like it, you go watch somebody else’s videos?

  • @andymouse
    @andymouse 4 года назад +1

    Nice!...cheers.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thanks for watching as always, Andy!

  • @808zhu
    @808zhu 4 года назад +1

    I read on Pinside that One Grand Blitz wax was the "best" for playfields. Ever used it?

    • @chrisfreemesser5707
      @chrisfreemesser5707 4 года назад +1

      Used to use that on my cars...it's really excellent wax but not easy to come by

    • @808zhu
      @808zhu 4 года назад

      @@chrisfreemesser5707 I found a great deal on it online: www.thezstore.com/

    • @chrisfreemesser5707
      @chrisfreemesser5707 4 года назад +1

      @@808zhu I use a wax called Collinite 845 now...easier to apply and lasts longer than One Grand!

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      I've never used it... but if Pinside said it, it must be true :)

  • @rogerpotempo
    @rogerpotempo 4 года назад +1

    amazing 👏 🤯

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      Thanks Roger, we appreciate it!

  • @Jordan__Sloan
    @Jordan__Sloan 3 года назад +1

    Flat surface syndrome, it’s when anything with a flat surface becomes a work table for all my junk. Co workers typically hate this kind of behavior lol

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  3 года назад

      hahaha I can see that :) Thanks for watching Jordan!

  • @michaelvanvleet998
    @michaelvanvleet998 4 года назад +1

    Good call on going back to the white rubbers. Ron, what is a fair price a guy could expect to pay for this machine in similar condition to this one once you are done?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      We just sold this one for $2600 as part of a package deal, so if you can find one in pretty decent shape for $2500-$3000 that would be about right.

    • @SpearM3064
      @SpearM3064 4 года назад +1

      Educated guess, $3500 and up (probably $4500 to $5500 for a fully restored machine). They made 12 thousand of these, but this was an _incredibly_ popular machine back in the day and a lot of them were "rode hard and put away wet", so the price for a restored machine is correspondingly higher.

    • @michaelvanvleet998
      @michaelvanvleet998 4 года назад

      @@LyonsArcade That seems reasonable. Thanks for videoing and sharing your work.

    • @michaelvanvleet998
      @michaelvanvleet998 4 года назад

      @@SpearM3064 Thanks for the info. Glad they made so many. Awesome machine.

  • @danijelcar5184
    @danijelcar5184 4 года назад +1

    Smoth polish with Carnuba Wax 😎👍

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      That's the way to go for sure :)

  • @edward4191
    @edward4191 4 года назад +2

    I was just wondering Ron ,have you any games at home ?

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +2

      I do! One of these days I'll have to show them... it's nothing super desirable, just personal favorites.

    • @edward4191
      @edward4191 4 года назад +1

      @@LyonsArcade I’d love games in my house ,unfortunately it isn’t big enough for a Pinball Machine, so I make do with emulated games 😀

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад +1

      We all have our limitations!

    • @edward4191
      @edward4191 4 года назад

      @@LyonsArcade Indeed we have 😀

    • @pinball541
      @pinball541 4 года назад +1

      @@j-pinball3930- They are pretty much the same. Car wax is usually cheaper to buy in the long run. The pinball wax is a specialty product, that is why it usually costs more to buy. It usually comes down to your personal preference.

  • @sloomslukethejew
    @sloomslukethejew 3 года назад +1

    How do you take the glass off? Lol

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  3 года назад

      There is a lever inside the coin door to take the front lockdown bar off, then you just slide the glass out. Thank you for watching Ran!

  • @mrouse79565
    @mrouse79565 4 года назад +1

    I been hiding under a rock.lol

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      We thought that's where you went!

  • @bradkuether3561
    @bradkuether3561 4 года назад

    On my Xenon the upper playfield posts were small, and bent. After replacing them, they bent again, so I upgraded them to a larger size. Especially after a flipper rebuild giving more power it makes sense to increase the weight of the hardware from the original spec.

  • @htroberts
    @htroberts 4 года назад +1

    don’t glue it. replace the guide.

  • @yesitreallyisme
    @yesitreallyisme 4 года назад +1

    White are always better, makes it pop....

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      I believe every pinball machine has shipped with white rubbers from the factory.

  • @demofilm
    @demofilm 4 года назад +1

    Dear ron , what is the best wax ? Have you had to try some different ones? Project farm did a test about new types of car wax , maybe there is a new breed thats even better against ware.

    • @LyonsArcade
      @LyonsArcade  4 года назад

      I haven't tested that many, but the white wax doesn't work very well because the white gets in all the little cracks and makes the playfield look faded. If you use this thick carnuba stuff like we use it is more of a yellow, and if the wax gets stuck in the micro cracks in the playfield it looks cleaner.

    • @demofilm
      @demofilm 4 года назад

      @@LyonsArcade thanks