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For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast

Detailing EM and Bingo pinball features, gameplay, and repair techniques.
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Now displaying: April, 2015
Apr 20, 2015

Discussion of the only hack I found in Ticker Tape - the operator had disabled the 4 corner scoring feature.  I fixed this afternoon, then Ava and I played many rounds together.

Apr 19, 2015

Arcing in a pinball machine - sometimes unavoidable, almost always bad.  Why it happens, how to stop it, and how to look for it.

 

Also: Our first listener question answered on the air!

Apr 18, 2015

Cleaning the ball arch on a metal rail EM is important, though no one but you will ever know!

Apr 17, 2015

Bzzzzt!  What makes the machine tilt?  There are many tilt innovations that occurred after the 30s (when the plumb bob tilt mechanism was invented), and several interesting tilt innovations in Bally's bingos.

Apr 16, 2015

Description of the gameplay of the 6 card Bally Ticker Tape and the current status of my project Gigi.

Apr 15, 2015

I talk with my friend Clark Fraley, who is a technician for an operator.  Clark has been with me on a couple of pick ups now, and is a great guy to boot.  

 

Interviewed after we moved my new bingo and played for a bit.  I hope to have him on again soon(ish) to discuss his upcoming acquisition!  

Apr 14, 2015

Another new pickup!  Gigi described - gameplay to follow after I shop it.

I describe how to perform adjustments on an EM game.

Apr 13, 2015

I interview Phil Hooper, creator and maintainer of http://bingo.cdyn.com, the Internet's source for technical information on Bally and United bingos.

 

Phil conducted this interview on 4/5/15 via email.

Apr 12, 2015

Ramps, lighted scoring, DC-driven coils, multi-level playfields - all were children of the 1930s, and continue to inform today's games.

Apr 11, 2015

What's the point of shaking a machine?  How much is too much?  How do you know?

Are bingos games of skill or games of chance?

Can older games make you a better player?

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