Capt Fantastic

This is a great pinball from the 1970s

Capt Fantastic











There were many issues I came across as I was fixing this game.

There were 5 fuse holders that needed to be replaced. Also many lights and rubbers were replaced to help with the aesthetics of the machine. The Right flipper seemed to have a bad coil, but upon further investigation, there was a bad power wire going to that flipper.

This is when I learned about how most pinballs actually work.

All coils for the flippers, bumpers and slingshots are energized by their 30v or 60v power lines. The Logic in the CPU PCB brings the other side of the coil to ground, actuating the solenoid.

So, if you take a ground and touch the control line of the coil(the lead not attached to the other coils), the coil will energize actuating the solenoid.

Dell Laptop Charger Cable

My charger cable broke, again :(

I was able to fix it again, this time I used a connector instead of a splice. The Dell charger I have uses a double shielded coax cable. The outer shield is the ground, the inner shield is the positive, and the center conductor is the "ID". Without this "ID" signal, sometimes the laptop will no longer charge.

I hope this lasts!