Tip for finding a cheap pinball machine:

Send messages to old, slightly expensive listings. The seller will have a hard time lowering the price if the listing is new, but a month later, he may become very cooperative!

Since he lives far away, I put it in the fridge and contacted him again 40 days later.

And now he's already ready to significantly lower the price. It must have been 3 weeks since anyone messaged him, he needs space in his garage!

So I ask him for photos so that I can assess the cost of the repairs:

Photo analysis 👍

• Driver card HS, needs to be changed.
• CPU board with solder, it can't hurt to change it.
• No lighting of the displays on the lit photo, it could come from the CPU, so I would go with this option.
• Clean underside of the tray, no tinkering.
• Bottom of the box without ground mode, the ignition button has been changed, it's not very clean, but it shouldn't be a problem.

Repair Cost Estimate

Potential Cost of Repairs:

• Transport: Depends on your location. Pinball machines fit easily into a diesel estate car. For example, a 500 km transport in a BMW 320d E46 estate car (consumption 6.4 l/100 km) would cost around €55.
• CPU and Driver Renovation: Renovation pack at Pinballs.store for €289 + €12 delivery = €301.
• Small Supplies: Pack of elastic bands, balls, bulbs, fuse kit = €65.
• Others: Window cleaner, elbow grease, patience, soldering iron, etc.

Total Estimate:

The seller is offering the pinball machine for €800, but he can easily negotiate once there given the seller's profile!

• Purchase: €800
• Supplies: €65
• Renovation pack: €301
• Transport: €55

Total: 1221€

Installation and Repair

Once the pinball machine is in your living room:

1. Step 1: Make a ground mode: https://www.papinball.com/tips/sys80b_Ground_mods.html . This will save you a lot of random problems.
2. Step 2: Install the new cards by following this tutorial: Installation Tutorial . Check the power supply voltage and boot. In 80% of cases, everything works!

If not, follow this troubleshooting video . If the problem persists, contact me for free video support.

Conclusion

With a little patience, you can get a pinball machine for a reasonable price and get it back in working order. Once repaired, you will be able to enjoy great games without any problems! If something is not working the way you want, use the test mode on your lisy80 to diagnose and fix problems easily. Good luck in your quest for the perfect pinball machine!