The nerve-wracking moment of truth comes when you first connect everything together, put the playfield into the cabinet, bolt on the backbox, make all of the electrical connections, and plug the thing in. Before sending the juice, it's worth admiring your work from an aesthetic point of view for at least a short moment, before you have all of your hopes and dreams crushed by turning it on and having nothing work properly. So here, a moment of pure reflection.A running description of our vintage pinball machine restoration and repair projects in the Chicago area. Rick and Alex Frendt are a father & son team that works on early SS and EM pinball machines together in Oak Park, Illinois.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Putting it Together
The nerve-wracking moment of truth comes when you first connect everything together, put the playfield into the cabinet, bolt on the backbox, make all of the electrical connections, and plug the thing in. Before sending the juice, it's worth admiring your work from an aesthetic point of view for at least a short moment, before you have all of your hopes and dreams crushed by turning it on and having nothing work properly. So here, a moment of pure reflection.
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