For Amusement Only EM and Bingo Pinball Podcast
Detailing EM and Bingo pinball features, gameplay, and repair techniques.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 478
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Episode 238 - 1961 Bally Acapulco
Acapulco is Bally's second (and last) Magic Numbers game. These games have a set of 2x6 numbers on a chain that operate in a similar fashion to Magic Squares. These are disabled before you shoot yo…
00:14:21 |
Wed 04 Nov 2015
Episode 237 - Bingo Leg Reinforcement Plates
Bingo legs have a hidden feature that could save your game or your life - there is an extra plate welded in towards the top of the leg to add strength and prevent collapse.
Inspect your metal bingo…
00:02:37 |
Tue 03 Nov 2015
Episode 236 - Bikini Hacks and Fixes
I worked on a customer's Bikini today, and spent some time cleaning and troubleshooting. The technician that worked on this game on location made a variety of interesting tweaks and apparently docum…
00:20:28 |
Mon 02 Nov 2015
Episode 235 - 1965 Midway Mystery Score
Happy Halloween everyone!
Midway's Mystery Score is one of the few pitch and bat games that are not themed after baseball. It has a monster theme, with artwork filled with small jokes and interestin…
00:09:55 |
Sun 01 Nov 2015
Episode 234 - Bingo Free Play Setup
Setting bingos on free play is actually relatively straightforward - there are really only two major differences during the entire Bally run.
One thing I believe I forgot to fully flesh out:
The 'ant…
00:09:32 |
Sat 31 Oct 2015
Episode 233 - Gottlieb Wedgehead Free Play Mods
How do you put your wedgehead into free play? I have a few suggestions.
My main recommendation does not require an additional switch, however, there are several ways, depending on the era and type…
00:09:07 |
Fri 30 Oct 2015
Episode 232 - Interview with Chad Dubovsky 10-27-15
Chad is a fellow EM collector with a Bally Beach Club bingo in his collection. After experiencing the bingo row, he is now looking for another great bingo game for his collection.
He is a heck of a n…
01:07:22 |
Thu 29 Oct 2015
Episode 231 - 1953 Bally Yacht Club
Bally's Yacht Club used a mechanism that was not used in any other bingo!
The numbers on the backbox are arranged in a 9x5 grid. By default, the second through the sixth column of numbers are surrou…
00:10:49 |
Wed 28 Oct 2015
Episode 230 - Bounty Shop Out List
Run down of the items that had issues before/at York in Bounty and how I plan to correct. Disassembly and reassembly of magic screen, lubricating clutches, checking all steppers and re-cleaning them…
00:14:37 |
Tue 27 Oct 2015
Episode 229 - 1962 Bally The Twist
In 1962, the Magic Screen games were kings of bingo production. During this time, Bally experimented with a new way to use the same mechanism - instead of sections that allow for different scoring, …
00:13:09 |
Mon 26 Oct 2015
Episode 228 - Magic Screen Misalignment Symptoms
Magic Screen Units, when misaligned, exhibit certain symptoms which will help you diagnose (and correct) the problem.
00:04:05 |
Sun 25 Oct 2015
Episode 227 - 1947 Exhibit Mystery
Exhibit's Mystery is a beautiful sequence game. A masquerade theme, with mystery kick out awards.
Complete sequences 1-4, 5-8 and 9-12 to light three different playfield specials.
Gorgeous backglass …
00:15:35 |
Sat 24 Oct 2015
Episode 226 - Magic Squares Units
Magic Squares units are a really neat moving numbers feature.
After working on a few games with this feature, I really appreciate their simplicity in design.
00:10:43 |
Fri 23 Oct 2015
Episode 225 - Replay Register Reassembly
You've got the whole thing apart... now what? Follow these instructions and you'll get it back together quicker than you might think.
00:19:28 |
Thu 22 Oct 2015
Episode 224 - Replay Register Cleaning
Now that you have the thing apart, you should be able to clean it! Be very careful of what and how you apply cleaning agents to the reels, the numbers like to move with the cleaner.
Tomorrow we'll…
00:05:58 |
Wed 21 Oct 2015
Episode 223 - Replay Register Disassembly
Disassembly and cleaning of the replay register is very important for correct operation of any multi-replay game (such as a bingo or upright arcade/slot).
There are many small pieces to keep track of…
00:14:29 |
Tue 20 Oct 2015
Episode 222 - United Jones Plugs
United's Jones Plug design is fairly unique in the world of pin games. The parallel rows of male pins are replaced by a single inline package, with pins that wrap around the edge of the plate.
Cool!…
00:07:07 |
Mon 19 Oct 2015
Episode 221 - 1975 Bally Mystic Gate
An interesting idea for a new feature on a bingo is incorporated in this 20 hole game: by earning a 'Gate' feature, the player can swing the rebound rubber out of the way and get to the second row of…
00:08:47 |
Sun 18 Oct 2015
Episode 220 - No Vaseline on Motors
Pretty self-explanatory - don't use Vaseline on any motor on an EM. Was used during World War II to keep games going, but hardens into cement! If your game has Vaseline on any motor, it will need t…
00:04:05 |
Sat 17 Oct 2015
Episode 219 - Listener Spring Question
Adam from the One and Done Pinball Podcast calls in to ask a question about how to determine if a spring needs to be replaced and how to know what kind of spring to order.
Parts catalogs are invaluab…
00:09:03 |
Fri 16 Oct 2015
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