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Title: Another Craigslist Find for $250 Post by: mrdude on October 02, 2014, 09:48:34 pm My father-in-law said that he if is going to come to the basement when it is done, he wants a pinball machine. We found this EM Williams Aztec pin from 1976 on Craigslist and got it for the low price of $250. It needs a few things that I will attempt to figure out but who knows... It does play and is a lot of fun. The noises this thing makes are a riot! They are very gratifying mechanical noises! He is currently storing it in his basement and it may never leave there! Which is totally OK since it is his machine! I'll be thrilled to have it on display in our basement though if it makes it over here.
(http://i.imgur.com/5858yjr.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/niprvAe.jpg) (http://i.imgur.com/BHT6RhF.jpg) http://imgur.com/a/Qr5it I've played a couple of times and managed a high score in the 700k range and my father-in-law has rolled over the score counter back to 0 since they don't go past 999,990 points. When I played it I felt like the right flipper was weaker than the left. Sometimes the lights on the back glass cut in and out and my FIL thinks there may be some sequencing issues. The machine is set to free play...but probably by it being wired as such to the start button, but it starts a 2 player game every time. If anyone has any thoughts on where to begin with repairs let me know! Title: Re: Another Craigslist Find for $250 Post by: Otaku on October 03, 2014, 04:11:04 am Amazing find! :)
No tips from me, but seems like a great machine aside from those little bugs! Best of luck with it! :D :) Title: Re: Another Craigslist Find for $250 Post by: John's Arcade on October 03, 2014, 09:24:03 am Wow! That thing is cool!
Title: Re: Another Craigslist Find for $250 Post by: mrdude on October 03, 2014, 09:07:42 pm I'm not going to lie...almost considered not contacting the guy because who knows who would think this is a controversial title. And then I was like, "Meh...It's a machine that is almost 40 years old! It was a sign of the times! The Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians are still teams..."
Title: Re: Another Craigslist Find for $250 Post by: John's Arcade on October 04, 2014, 02:22:56 pm I'm not going to lie...almost considered not contacting the guy because who knows who would think this is a controversial title. And then I was like, "Meh...It's a machine that is almost 40 years old! It was a sign of the times! The Washington Redskins and Cleveland Indians are still teams..." It's called Aztec. Not "Brown Guys". You're fine. :) Title: Re: Another Craigslist Find for $250 Post by: VertexGuy on October 05, 2014, 06:38:55 pm can I intrest you in a gorgar pin that needs controller board cleaning and recapping.. ? 300
comes with 3 non working controller boards.. back glass needs touching up , could use a rubber kit. Title: Re: Another Craigslist Find for $250 Post by: DefaultGen on October 07, 2014, 10:48:44 am Looks like it's in nice shape. I finally found a "shopped and working" EM on Craigslist for $300 but it was listed in a post that said all games are untested, these have been in storage for years, for his "blowout" prices he can't bother to turn them on and see if they work. Since I don't know how to work on EMs yet I passed for now :( One day I'll join the cool kid EM club.
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