Pinball & Coin-Op Game Repair Guides: 

 
Beginning Pinball Repair http://www.pinrepair.com/begin/index.htm
Read before working on a pinball or a pinball circuit board! 

 
1977-1984 Williams System 3 to System 7 Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/sys37/index.htm
Games from Hot Tip to Star Light, including
Black Knight, Firepower, Gorgar, Flash.
 

 
1985-1990 Williams System 11 & 9 Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/sys11/index.htm
Games like High Speed, Space Shuttle, etc.
 

 
1990-1999 Williams/Bally WPC Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/wpc/index.htm
Games from Funhouse to Cactus Canyon.
 

 
Williams Pinball 2000 Repair Guide  http://www.pinrepair.com/pin2000/index.htm
Fixing the most advanced pinball system ever.
 

 
1987-1995 DataEast/Sega Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/de/index.htm
Games from Laser War to Batman Forever.
 

 
1977-1985 Bally/Stern Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/bally/index.htm
Classic Bally games like Kiss, Xenon, and 8 Ball.
 

 
1985-1989 Bally 6803 Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/6803/index.htm
Bally games like Strange Science, Party Animal, etc.
 

 
1930s to 1978 EM (Electro-Mechanical) Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/em/index.htm
Guide for fixing electro-mechanical coin operated games
of all types including pinballs, bowlers, pitch & bats, etc
made before 1978. 

 
1978-1980 Gottlieb System 1 Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/sys1/index.htm
Game such as Joker Poker and Incredible Hulk.
 

 
1980-1989 Gottlieb System 80 Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/sys80/index.htm
Game such as Haunted House and Black Hole.
 
 
 
1989-1996 Gottlieb System3 Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/sys3/index.htm
Repair information for 1989 to 1996 Gottlieb solidstate
pinballs like Stargate and Cueball Wizard.
 

 
1978-1985 Gameplan Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/gp/index.htm
Game Plan games like Sharpshooter, etc.
 
 
 
Capcom Pinball Repair Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/capcom/index.htm
Problems and solutions for all Capcom pinballs.
 
 
 
Atari Pinball Repair Guide http://marvin3m.com/atari/index.htm
Problems and solutions for all Atari pinballs.
Pinball Restoration Guides: 

 
Pinball Restoration Guide http://www.pinrepair.com/restore/index.htm
Includes touching up the backglass and playfield, and
general tips on restoring a pinball game. Includes
clear-coating a playfield with Varathane.
 

 
Clear Coating Playfields with Automotive Clears http://marvin3m.com/clear/index.htm
An extension of the above Restoration document.
Describes "diamond plating" a playfield using Automotive
clears (opposed to Varathane, as described above). 

 
Playfield Touchup (1977 Gottlieb Jetspin) http://www.pinrepair.com/restore/jspin.htm
An extension of the above Restoration documents.
Shows the playfield finish restoration of a lightly worn but very dirty game that is cleaned, touched up, and clearcoated. 

 
Playfield Touchup (1973 Gottlieb Jumpin Jack) http://www.pinrepair.com/restore/jjpf.htm
An extension of the above Restoration documents.
Shows the mechanical restoration of the under-playfield components, and how a lightly worn playfield can be cleaned, touched up, and clearcoated. 

 
Playfield Touchup (1975 Gottlieb Fast Draw) http://www.pinrepair.com/restore/fdrawpf.htm
An extension of the above Restoration documents.
Shows how a very worn playfield can be cleaned, touched up, and restored. 

 
Playfield Touchup (1971 Gottlieb 2001) http://www.pinrepair.com/restore/2001pf.htm
An extension of the above Restoration documents.
Shows how a very worn playfield can be cleaned, touched up, and restored. Also shows how to reset sunken playfield lamp inserts. 

 
Playfield Touchup (1975 Gottlieb Quickdraw) http://www.pinrepair.com/restore/qdrawpf.htm
An extension of the above Restoration documents.
Shows how a very worn playfield can be cleaned, touched up, and restored. 

 
Playfield Touchup (1975 Gottlieb Gold Strike) http://www.pinrepair.com/restore/gspf.htm
An extension of the above Restoration documents.
Shows how a very worn playfield can be cleaned, touched up, and restored. 

 
Playfield Touchup (1976 Gottlieb Jacks Open)http://www.pinrepair.com/restore/jopf.htm
An extension of the above Restoration documents.
Shows how a very worn playfield can be cleaned, touched up, and restored. Also shows how to reset sunken playfield lamp inserts. 

 
Playfield Touchup (1973 Gottlieb King Pin) http://www.pinrepair.com/restore/kppf.htm
An extension of the above Restoration documents.
Shows how a very worn playfield can be cleaned, touched up, and restored. Also show how to use water slide decals for playfield touchups. 

 
Plastic Ramp Repair and Protection http://marvin3m.com/ramp/index.htm
Instructions for fixing and protecting plastic ramps on
late model games.
 

 
Vacuum Forming Plastic Game Parts http://marvin3m.com/vacuum/index.htm
Instructions for making your own game parts using a
home-made vacuum form. Great for older games where
game-specific parts can not be found. Also shows how
to make your own custom water-slide decals.
 

 
Gottlieb Roto-Target Restoration http://marvin3m.com/roto/index.htm
Instructions for re-facing your worn Gottlieb roto-targets.
 
 
Other Pinball & Coin-Op Stuff: 

 
Pinball Connector Information http://marvin3m.com/connect/index.htm
Info on connectors used in Solidstate pinball games.
 

 
Upgrading Your Bally 1996 Scared Stiff Pinball http://marvin3m.com/ss/index.htm
Instructions to customize your game.
 

 
Twilight Zone "Slot Target" Modifications http://marvin3m.com/tzmod/index.htm
This target gets hammered; here's some solutions.
 

 
Resistor Color Band decoder http://marvin3m.com/resist/index.htm
Resistor values and their color bands.
 

 
Video Game Conversions/Repair http://marvin3m.com/video/index.htm
The documents that started it all here at Marvin's! Multi
game Pacman conversion instructions, etc.
 

 
Detroit Area Pinball Charity Work http://www.pinrepair.com/sanp/
Helped by supplying local non-profits with games for
their parties. Not as easy to do now because of game
storage issues, but in the past we've been able to help.
 

 
Suggested Coin-Op Parts & Repair Sources http://marvin3m.com/parts.htm
Places to buy game related parts, manuals, etc.
and professional repair people.