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1.
Number 44 to 47 Light bulb replacement. Help prevent playfield plastics warping and scoreboard ink flaking. See
Bulb Image or
Arcade Lamp and Bulb Charts.
3.
Pinball Playfield Steel Game Ball replacement schedule. Also
see question 23.
5.
Monitor Burn-In Image problems. 7.
Pinball System Board Identification and game name charts 9.
What is a Video Monitor Capacitor replacement kit? (Re-Cap kits) 11.
Can game batteries and battery acid damage circuit boards? The batteries are mounted to the MPU board in most Arcades.
13.
Should Spike Arrestors or Power Strips be used on a Coin Operated Arcade Game? 15.
How to determine whether to Repair or
Replace a Pinball Circuit Board 17.
Coin-Op game shipping Methods and Costs. Note: This information needs updating. The phone numbers and personal have changed.
See
Shipping and
Yellow
Jacket
pinball Dolly pages.
19. What brand of AA sized battery is best for my coin-op arcade game?
Is it OK to use a
rechargeable battery and what is the purpose of these batteries?
21.
Can I leave a game powered on all of the time? 23.
Are there differences between pinball game balls from different suppliers and what can this difference do to a playfield? 25.
What types and sizes of Arcade cabinets are there and does the cabinet type add or subtract from a game's worth?
27.
Flipper Bushing types demystified and flipper scrape damage explained. 29.
Line voltage and the dangers of High Tapping an arcade's transformer. 31.
Types and photos of pinball playfield lockdown bars.
33.
Why would someone wax a playfield and what would they use?
35.
What are some Wide Body and Standard playfield glass dimensions? 37.
How to get started constructing a new pinball.
39.
What are pinball Flyers and where to find them?
41.
How to show and find Easter Eggs and Cows on your pinball.
43.
What is a Scoremotor and were can you find a replacement? 45.
What's an Arcade Suicide Battery?
47.
What is Protective Dirt and what might it do?
49.
What can be used in an emergency to clean an assembly without having to disassemble it?

51.
What is Glass Cleaner Consequence and what can be done to prevent it?