Pinball Medic amusements is an Austin, Texas based company with over 20 years experience in restoring, repairing and selling Pinball machines and Coin-Op Video Arcade games.  We provide House Calls, in the shop game repair and arcade game restoration.

If 'intensive care' is appropriate, we offer complete Coin Operated Game Restorations of both Video Arcade Game
and Pinball Machines

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Specialties include coin operated games for sale, in the home "House Call" or Commercial site game repair service.  Refurbishment and restorations of Coin-Op arcade games, video arcade games and pinball machines. New and Used Coin-op arcade game parts, pinball circuit board work and game monitor repair.  If you already have the perfect game room and are experiencing 'technical difficulties', Pinball Medic can help resurrect your dead or just hanging onto its last quarter Video Arcade Game or Pinball Machine.  Whether the full sized coin operated game is electromechanical or electronic. Manufacturer of the  YELLOW JACKET PINBALL DOLLY We offer in the home, game room or commercial arcade site pinball machine, video game repair, in shop arcade restoration and refurbishment.  COIN OPERATED EQUIPMENT FOR SALE VIDEO, ARCADE,  &  PINBALL MACHINES  We offer only the finest quality of Vintage & Classic coin operated Pinball and Video games for sale.  We have Solid State (SS) and Electromechanical (EM) Pinball machines  Classic Arcade Video games and EM gun games.  All of our arcade games for sale have been through our extensive Pinball Restoration or Video Game Restoration and are covered by a limited warranty (Parts and labor warranty for local area game sells only).  Both game repair technicians and wood crafted coin operated games tend to break apart when rained upon.  Pinball Medic will not pick up or deliver a game on a day that has the slightest of chances of precipitation.  Check with the Austin, Texas weather forecast before making an appointment  See our Service page for all of our repair and refurbishment rates, fees and policies.  The NEW  "Play Pin" technical how to articles will consist of information on local coin-op amusement related events, tech questions and answers and may even have a game parts barter/buy market section, along with any other relevant information pertaining to the "perfect" game room or arcade game. We will be setting up the  'Playpin' articles this year.  Pinball Medic's Service Field service area is limited to a 35 mile radius from the center of Austin, Texas.  For all of our rates and service information see our Arcade Service page.   Pinball Medic offers in the Home (House Calls), Commercial arcade game room field service or in the repair shop service.   We repair, refurbish and restore Coin Operated Video Arcade games, Electro-mechanical and Electronic (Solid State) Pinball Machines from the early relay operated electromechanical arcade games to the most modern Coin-Op electronic pinball machines and Video games.   We are one of the last repair shops open today that can repair and restore Electromechanical (EM), Electronic (Solid State or SS) Pinball machines, EM Gun games and Video Games.  We are willing to do "House Call" or Commercial Site Game Repair for the following brands Williams, Bally, Gottlieb, Stern, Data East and Sega of Pinball machines and most full sized coin operated video and arcade games.  We will not fix Video game boards by mail, "HOME version"* arcades and pinball machines, Shuffle Alley, ball or puck bowling games or any type of gambling device (8 liners,slots).   No mail-in board repair or Capcom, Zaccaria, flipper-less or "Bingo" (gambling) styles of pinball machines.   *'Home Version' is defined as a game without a coin door made to be played in a private home and not on a commercial site. This types of games can't be repaired.     PINBALL MEDIC'S CONTACT INFO:   See Contact page for even more information or use our CONTACT FORM   We buy coin operated video and pinball games     Game Quote Form   Video Game Repair (in shop or on location repair)   Video Game Restoration (in shop service only)   New Video Game monitor sales and repair (in shop only for monitor repair)   Video Game Restoration Process   Coin Operated Arcade Game Repair Request Form  - Video or Pinball Repair       Pinball Medic's FIELD SERVICE AREA  Our Field Service Area is limited to a 35 mile radius of the Austin, Texas area unless special arrangements are made one week prior to the service call.   Due to the ever increasing price of gas, we will not travel to Dallas, Houston or other distant places from Austin for field service game repair.   Additional fees and mileage charges apply to outside of our service area game repair.  Vintage Electromechanical to Modern Electronic Pinball Game  Refurbishment and Restoration Services  Pinball Medic Refurbishes and Restores both Electromechanical (EM) and electronic solid state (SS) Pinball machines & EM Gun Games. EM = ELECTROMECHANICAL (score reels,relays) SS = SOLID-STATE (digital displays, chips) 1978-later

Pinball Medic offers a wide selection of classic collectible and antique to modern video arcade games and pinball machines for sale.  We have a New and Used game Parts supply for coin operated amusement equipment.   Pinball Medic amusements can diagnose most problems in the field and can provide professional,  fast and reliable repair service to Coin-Op Arcade games for commercial vending / arcade sites and in the home game service.  Pinball Medic works on  Amusement & video arcade games (both EM & SS)  Coin operated pinball machines from:  Atari, Bally, Chicago Coin, Data East, Genco (EM games)  Gottlieb, Game Plan,  Sega,  Stern and Williams    We also have video and pinball games for sale.  VIDEO ARCADE, PINBALL GAME REPAIR &  RESTORATION  Pinball Medic is one of the last repair shops and game parts dealers open today that can repair, refurbish and restore Electromechanical (EM, Relays) and Electronic (Solid State or SS, Chips) Pinball machines, EM Gun games and Video amusement games.  We are willing to do "House Call" or Commercial Site game repair and service calls. We also do many in the shop coin operated arcade repair and refurbishments.  Every coin operated Arcade, EM gun game, video, or pinball game for sale goes through our professional Pinball restoration / refurbishment process or our Video game restoration / refurbishment process  WE BUY PINBALL & VIDEO GAMES  Pinball Medic is always looking for good quality Coin-Op Amusement games, Arcade, Video games and Pinball machines whether working or not, to replenish our used game parts supplies or arcade games for sale inventories.  Get some money for that space hog in the corner of your garage, Commercial Arcade game room or Coin-Op game storage warehouse inventory. Just fill out our game Quote form.  For more information about what games Pinball Medic is interested in purchasing, see we buy coin-op arcade and pinball games page.  Pinball and Video Game Forum  Coin operated full sized arcade game technical how to, parts and full games for sale market place forum pages will be operational soon. Most forums will be free to post and read.       COIN OPERATED GAME REPAIR SERVICES     Coin-Op Arcade Game Repair Request Form  FIELD SERVICE CALL & IN-SHOP SERVICES  - Includes coin operated electromechanical and electronic pinball & video game repair  Pinball Medic can service coin-op games in the following locations  ARCADE GAME ROOM - COMMERCIAL ARCADE SITE  & IN THE HOME 'HOUSE CALL' REPAIR  Video Game and Pinball REFURBISHMENT or RESTORATION can only be preformed in our South Austin, Texas repair shop. Video game monitor repair and replacement (In the shop only)  Coin-Op Game Sales and Buys - We buy games to refurbish, to sale and parts machines for our Used Coin-op parts inventory.     Game Repair Request Form  Pinball and Video repair service information   Pinball Repair - Electronic and electromechanical pinball repair (EM,SS)  Pinball Refurbishment and Restoration (in shop service only) or our   Pinball Game Restoration Process  Side art and other major parts may not be available for all Games    Manufacturer of the YELLOW JACKET  our popular hydraulic operated pinball dolly.     The only dolly on the market with:  Detachable control handles.  Top wood slats to protect both the game and dolly.  Largest wheel sizes of any commercial pinball dolly.   PINBALL, ARCADE & GUN GAME TYPES  EM = ELECTROMECHANICAL (score reels, relays)  SS = SOLID STATE (digital displays, IC chips)   *Home version arcade = Game does not have a coin door or is not a full sized coin-op arcade style game.  This type of game uses impossible to find proprietary parts and cannot be refurbished or repaired.   Coin Operated Video Arcade games and Pinball Machines are repaired at the same hourly rate.  Refurbishment & Restoration   We can restore and refurbish Williams, Bally, Gottlieb, Stern, Data East and Sega pinball games.    A typical pinball game's full refurbishment takes 16 to 25 hours to complete and start at $950. A 'cosmetic refurbishment' starts at $750. Electro-mechanical pinball games take longer to refurbish then any other kind of Arcade game, especially, four player electromechanical games have more score reels and take many hours of labor to restore. A full and complete arcade game (Video or Pinball) restoration can increase the amount of labor 10 to 20 hours.  See our Pinball and Video Game restoration processes for more information.    Coin operated or Coin-Op game restoration or refurbishment Request Form   Coin Operated Game Restorations can not be performed as Field Service.  Game Warranties do not extend to any game outside of Pinball Medic's service area. This includes games shipped out of our service area.

 We can work on the earliest Coin Op Electromechanical wood rails to the latest Solid State Pinball games.

 Pinball Medic can clean, refurbish and restore pinball machines from the following manufactures:

 

Bally   Chicago Coin   Data East   Genco   Gottlieb   Sega   Stern   Williams

 If you would like to have your Pinball Repaired, Refurbished or Restored, Please use this Game Repair Request Form or use our Contact page.

  RESTORATION / REFURBISHMENT LABOR RATES & TYPICAL LABOR TIMES 

 A description of our Pinball Refurbishment / Restoration processes for both types (Electromechanical & Solid State) pinball machines.
 See our service or our pinball repair page for more information on arcade game labor rates and repair services.

 Pinball Game Restoration and Refurbishment costs are calculated by a game specific estimated bid process. Additional work or unforeseen part orders or labor time will not be done until the game owner signs off on any costs over-runs or bid amendments. A game title specific payment is required to start a Coin-Op machine repair  refurbishment or  restoration (Used for game specific parts). This payment is dependent on the estimated cost of the replacement parts and the estimated total cost of the work to be done and is deducted from the total bill after the work has been completed. Typically, the larger the 'retail market value' and playfield complexity of a pinball usually indicates more parts and perhaps playfield detailing will be needed for a total game refurbishment or restoration.
 The game's condition, cabinet carpentry work, extensive board repair, control panel repair, monitor repair, playfield complexity & condition, cost of side art, cost of replacement parts will all affect the final cost of the refurbishment or restoration.
 See these pages for additional information on our coin-op game restoration, refurbishment and repair services: Pinball Restoration and Refurbishment Services. Coin Operated Video Arcade Game Repair and Restoration Services.
 Additional Info about our refurbishment and restoration of a pinball process

 A game specific payment is required to start a pinball machine refurbishment or restoration. This payment is dependent on the estimated cost of the replacement parts and the estimated total cost of the refurbishment. Typically, the larger the shopped value of the pinball usually indicates more expensive parts and perhaps playfield detailing will be needed for a total game refurbishment or restoration.

 The game's pre-restoration condition, cabinet carpentry work, extensive board repair, playfield complexity & condition, cost and availability of side art stencils and replacement parts will all affect the final cost of a pinball restoration and may not be included in the initial game refurbishment cost quote if a restoration is later deemed necessary.

 Typical game refurbishment labor intervals and costs: (The following varies according to initial game condition.)
 'cosmetic refurbishment' costs $750 and up for the labor and includes playfield disassembling for cleaning and inspection, circuit board trouble shooting, repair and replacement of any defective playfield parts.
  See Pinball Board Repair  Restoration process or our Service page for more information.
 A full refurbishment will start at $950 and up plus part costs. This includes inspecting and disassembling every playfield, backbox or game cabinet mechanical unit. These often dirty or greased part are cleaned, repaired or replace if we consider the part to not meet the original game specifications.
 If there are new parts with a longer longevity or are of higher performance replacements available, we will replace these parts. For example, metal coil sleeves do not perform or last as long as the new plastic types. We will replace all metal coil sleeves during a game refurbishment.

 The following labor intervals are approximate and very game specific. They can take 25 or more hours to perform on a complex multi-level playfield that has a lot of mechanical or electrical / electronic issues. The customer will be informed before the work is started. Game consumable like playfield game balls are always replaced. Playfield waxing will usually be done to only none dry cracked EM pinball games unless requested by the game's owner. Waxing and a new set of game balls are the best way to protect the game from wear.

 Typical part costs are between $150-250 per game (does not include new circuit boards). New circuit boards and other game specific parts can add another $200-400 to the total cost of a pinball refurbishment. 10 to 20+ Hours: (removing, cleaning, waxing and assembling the playfield can take 12 to 15 hours of labor)

 • Disassembling and Cleaning of playfield, playfield plastics, posts, ramps, ball shooter refurbishment or replacement, cabinet cleaning, relay refurbishment, Installing a playfield rubber ring kit, etc.

 • Inspection and repair of pinball playfield and backbox mechanisms (playfield toys) - All playfield 'toys' and mechanisms are disassembled during inspection and thoroughly cleaned and replaced if necessary.

 • Inspection and repair of game electronics or game relays and mechanical devices other then the game specific playfield toys.

 4 to 6 Hours: (Game dependent, battery acid damage can increase this time significantly.)
 • Repair and Restoration of the Game's electronic circuit boards, connectors, light socket replacement, etc. If the circuit boards have been "hacked" or have extensive battery acid damage, a new replacement circuit board will be used (if available). See our new reproduction Pinball Boards or Board Repair Work pages.

 2 - 3 hours: (Game dependent)
 • minor cabinet, coin door, leg detailing and playfield waxing. New cabinet legs, adjuster feet and leg bolts are recommended to reduce the labor time and improve game's appearance.

 Pinball Medic will add a grease or oil removal fee to any pinball that has had its internal parts greased (heavily greased). This Fee will start at $20 and go up if extensive use or very heavy amounts (globed on) of grease or oil was used. If there are any animal waste deposits or the game is very corroded or has been sprayed with WD-40, there will either be a very large cleaning fee or we will end the refurbishment.
 Please DON'T GREASE ANY PART INSIDE, OUTSIDE OR UNDERNEATH A PINBALL GAME!

  See Tech Tips or our second Arcade Game Tech Tips pages for further information on this dangerous and hard to remove 'Hack Repair'.

 Pinball Machine Restorations happen after a game's refurbishment and can add 10 to 15 or more hours of labor (for extensive restoration). This would include major cabinet and backbox reconstruction or replacement and any other major game part rework or cabinet / playfield painting. Any playfield touch-up or major playfield hole repair, scratch removal, extensive cabinet carpentry work or any other work that requires extensive labor hours to perform or special game specific parts such as insert decals is considered a game restoration and can add 10 to 40 hours or more in labor depending on "how far back in time you want to take your pinball machine".

 Help protect your game restoration investment with a Pinball Medic manufactured Yellow Jacket Pinball Dolly

 Fact:  Most damage to side art and other hard to repair game parts is caused by moving the game.
 A dolly built to move nothing but a pinball can limit the possibility for game damage and can make moving a 350 pound game quick and painless.


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