Brian Hanifin

My wife and I are now the proud owner of one of the grail games of pinball collectors: Medieval Madness. We bought it from a game room store on September 3rd, and it ended up having some issues when we got it home. I have been gaining a lot of confidence repairing this machine as all of the issues have been pinpointed withing a couple of hours. So, I am enjoying my time repairing this machine. On the plus side, the machines warranty includes all the parts I need for 90 days.

ISSUES

1. Left Flipper Malfunctions:
   • Flipper stays up for about a second after release.
   • In Switch Edge test mode there is a hum/buzz that occurs as the lights on the switch matrix display are finally turning off. (This sound emanates from playfield, not the speakers.)
   • Lane Change: At one point I saw the “R” and “E” alternate back and forth after the left flipper button is released. (I assume all four of the letters to spell “FIRE” do this, but I haven’t watched closely enough to verify.)
2. End of Ball / Multiball.
3. Flash Lamp Shorts.
4. Catapult Kicker Power.
5. Right Troll Inconsistency.
6. Castle Gate Inconsistency

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Comet is one of two non functional pinball machines I picked up for at a Garage Sale about two months ago. The other is Space Station (whose repair log is here).

ISSUES

1. Battery corrosion — but no leaks.
2. All displays are dead.
3. Display Power Supply voltage problem.
4. All ramps are damaged to some degree. The middle ramp needs repair.

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Space Station is one of two non functional pinball machines I picked up for at a Garage Sale about two months ago (the other is Comet). I decided to start with this one because it is at least partially playable.

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