View source for Pinball machine (Williams Road Kings) ID:129

{{Equipment page
| toolname = Pinball machine
| model = Williams Road Kings
| serial = ??
| owner = Frollard
| loanstatus = Long-term loan
| arrived = 2012 or earlier
| location = Next to [[laser cutter, large (Rabbit Laser RL-x-1290)|the large laser cutter]]
| status = Working with a few things broken as of 2019-01-27
| permission = Open to All
| certification = Self-taught
| id = 129
| caption = The pinball machine, showing its location to the left of the large laser cutter. The laser cutter's honeycombs and a laser-cut skull are visible in the background.
}}

[[Category:Entertainment and relaxation equipment]]

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==Documents==
Manual is available as a PDF online and on paper inside the machine.

==Troubleshooting==

* If pressing start button results in soft sound repeated three times "dugga dugga dugga" the machine can not find both balls. One may be stuck/hiding in the playing area or the limit switches that detect the balls near the launcher may be dirty or damaged.

* Please add more problems and solutions as time goes on!

==To do==

===Functional===

* Diagnose fuse blowing problem
**Likely culprit: bad solenoid on jet bumper (already disassembled - discoloured)
* Replace left flipper solenoid
**This is the cause of the left flipper sticking on the down-stroke, and the repeated blowing of at least one fuse.
** Order new solenoid
* Replace all rubber bumpers
** Order new bumpers
* Realign flippers
**They keep getting out of alignment no matter how much they are tightened. Maybe threadlocker would help?
* Descale copper contacts
**Better current flow = better power from flippers
**Ian did one in Feb 2016.
**Consider replacing with a different type of switches
* [Optional] Replace lights with LED equivalents/rewire motherboard to work with LEDs
**Rutger wants to do this pretty much immediately (as of Feb 2016).
**Frollard is not so optimistic, because the existing matrix depends on the incandescent bulbs' resistance, making LED replacement complicated and likely not at all power-saving.
* Resolder top front speaker wires
**Only internal speaker works; top disconnected
* Find replacement coin rejector
**Player 2 quarter slot rejector missing

===Formal===

* Redo exterior paint job; replace decals on side
**Repaint?
**Vinyl decal?
** Image original artwork
** Vectorize artwork
** Sand down to wood
** Prime and seal
** Reapply artwork

[[Category:Ongoing projects]]