PINFEST 2026
Pat Hand went to Pinfest again.
Repairs this year were limited to resetting the earth-leakage circuit-breaker on the 240V plug - it does not like being banged.
PINFEST 2025
Pat Hand went to Pinfest again. It's now close to 100,000 games, assuming the counter has not rolled over :) It's funny to see games being sold at a hundred plays or so :) It's greatly rewarding to see young people play game after game on the electromechanical marvel.
Repairs this year were limited to resoldering a flipper coil joint that had failed from fatigue from vibration.
PINFEST 2024
Pat Hand went to Pinfest for the first time, providing 380 games. That's quite a bit for 2 days work. It's truly wonderful to hear people say they love this machine.
Machine Details
Read some details about the machine.
Repairs
I've had this machine for quite a while - plodding away at the repairs. It's in good players condition now. Here's a list of repairs...
Credit Unit Unresponsive
The credit unit was not crediting.
Relay Bank Missing Circlip
It should have one to hold its guts in. It did not, and the mechanism was frightening to see in action.
3D Printed Plastic 30C-457-6
When the game was playing, the ball action at the top of the playfield was very poor - no flow at all. Closer inspection revealed that a plastic was missing, and had been replaced with a huge wood screw and a couple of rubbers.
Player Unit
The Player Unit was sluggish, when it chose to move at all.
Alternator Repair
The Alternator manages half credits - if a game costs 10 cents, this mechanism lets you play by inserting two 5 cent coins. Well it does now, it used to take your coins and laugh at you.
Tilt Relay
The Tilt Relay didn't, well it did, but it didn't last long - open contact on latch and burnt rivet meant the tilt light flashed, but that was about it.
Rollovers
The sophisticated arrow shows the slightly longer leangth of this rollover, achieved by the washer at right.