https://tommy7373.com/tags/restoration/Recent content in Restoration on TDS Pinball RepairHugoen-usSun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tommy7373.com/posts/twilight-zone-restoration-feb2026/Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://tommy7373.com/posts/twilight-zone-restoration-feb2026/<h2 id="the-machine">The Machine</h2> <p>This Bally Twilight Zone (1993) came to me from Oklahoma City, where it had spent over two decades sitting in an outdoor shop. Years of red dust and grime had worked their way into every corner of the machine, and it needed serious attention before it could play again. Note the Oklahoma tax stamp from 1998 on the apron, and the owner said the game has essentially been kept in storage at his shop since. All the boards inside were numbers-matching original and had no work done prior which is pretty astonishing.</p>https://tommy7373.com/posts/nba-fastbreak-dec2025/Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://tommy7373.com/posts/nba-fastbreak-dec2025/<h2 id="the-machine">The Machine</h2> <p>This Bally NBA Fastbreak (1997) came in purchased from a home owner who had kept it for over 20 years. The game was in great cosmetic condition, but had some gameplay and sound issues that needed solving.</p> <figure> <img loading="lazy" src="before.jpg" alt="NBA Fastbreak before work"/> <figcaption> <p>A good starting point, the cabinet and playfield were in great condition.</p> </figcaption> </figure> <h2 id="battery-corrosion">Battery Corrosion</h2> <p>The game had battery corrosion, though thankfully WPC-95 machines use a plastic battery tray instead of an open frame holder, so the damage was far more contained than what you&rsquo;d typically see on an older WPC game. Corrosion was cleaned and abated before anything else was touched. Again people, check your batteries regularly! These had expired over 10 years ago!</p>