tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76697944066190820132024-03-19T11:55:19.054+00:00Red Rollover Lit - Bally Bingo Pinballs (A Love Affair)The story behind the resurrection of three iconic piball machinesJLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-14048161549720385052009-11-12T22:36:00.001+00:002009-11-12T22:38:13.043+00:00Three of the best<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF-rHWcanS4d9Ah8dECQXiNYxdaL2_fA06zfoqLBSZR0qNUgH6bs2-4KXIAVvRFRBIFKaUsQMN-gJ-y2jvq5VozpZByqAOLd5j9WWLZazqqujYD2dAz7Qu48CiLxPmOfZ1lfnWvKM4Bvm/s1600-h/2002_0101GamesRoom0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWF-rHWcanS4d9Ah8dECQXiNYxdaL2_fA06zfoqLBSZR0qNUgH6bs2-4KXIAVvRFRBIFKaUsQMN-gJ-y2jvq5VozpZByqAOLd5j9WWLZazqqujYD2dAz7Qu48CiLxPmOfZ1lfnWvKM4Bvm/s320/2002_0101GamesRoom0001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403350126456437010" border="0" /></a><br />Now you can't tell me that these aren't three of the nicest machines from the Bally Bingo catalogue!JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-76109276261643681712009-11-12T22:33:00.002+00:002009-11-12T22:36:42.211+00:00Was it worth it...?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElTSUxH6SWd2h8k3Y_QAYbfjrDA3x3F0neDqE5kNqZVtF0rRSyyeS8SqJRUL5mFMwENm8XC35hXSpzHmYMhXL26ee_1tZnxSxRwLu4FQcCl0bJIz54kVFX0CarFOA87UuuI6YxVT73IVF/s1600-h/0908290001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElTSUxH6SWd2h8k3Y_QAYbfjrDA3x3F0neDqE5kNqZVtF0rRSyyeS8SqJRUL5mFMwENm8XC35hXSpzHmYMhXL26ee_1tZnxSxRwLu4FQcCl0bJIz54kVFX0CarFOA87UuuI6YxVT73IVF/s320/0908290001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403349494390849730" border="0" /></a><br />Well judge for yourself...JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-36091004405018332132009-11-12T22:16:00.003+00:002009-11-12T22:33:02.321+00:00The playfield...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC2LFKnUK9t9kZM49B_DftBYr2OQgJ6Fj372VWN0jIOzZ0zOG-6n8OVdl3ua0VkS3edPHw0sOXmgj5OBq8_3vAbd-1ln19RWt29ahtnP9FWI7r8oAlclk6z8Q0TlUEqCpXW26-GYlNV0q/s1600-h/013+-+14+Apl+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 187px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrC2LFKnUK9t9kZM49B_DftBYr2OQgJ6Fj372VWN0jIOzZ0zOG-6n8OVdl3ua0VkS3edPHw0sOXmgj5OBq8_3vAbd-1ln19RWt29ahtnP9FWI7r8oAlclk6z8Q0TlUEqCpXW26-GYlNV0q/s320/013+-+14+Apl+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403347800606368834" border="0" /></a><br />A lot of work went into trying to get this right but after rubbing the woodwork down and varnishing it, Chris took the executive decision to use one of Chris Dade's marvellous playfield overlays. looking at it, it has to have been the right decision..it looks great.JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-91358226561461094512009-11-12T22:12:00.001+00:002009-11-12T22:16:37.331+00:00It's all coming together...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMMIOOXyRNqznr_Hs6uBaevintTFRfzEejDh-g3aUihfskepnMrHWqQMP_uTsq0QM4hIjDSay-miB0mQwq1S11cKfUiWeVaHqAVBP43EnNwHqd6fwDaTPvVbVrfU69JfUhLJ3hhzz_Hoz/s1600-h/012+-+27+Mar+09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMMIOOXyRNqznr_Hs6uBaevintTFRfzEejDh-g3aUihfskepnMrHWqQMP_uTsq0QM4hIjDSay-miB0mQwq1S11cKfUiWeVaHqAVBP43EnNwHqd6fwDaTPvVbVrfU69JfUhLJ3hhzz_Hoz/s320/012+-+27+Mar+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403344555059404146" border="0" /></a><br />Check out the door of the cabinet and the nice new Red and Yellow bezels round the buttons and the coin return slot. All lovingly prepared and and finished.JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-27465880359860675822009-11-12T22:09:00.002+00:002009-11-17T11:54:52.419+00:00But not finished yet...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p31Mg6JBuY_DRgHIjJsNNbdpemX1EeF22A9ZFc0R3Sb3NvnOfUPYN2hWaT7_-cmTJIMyZA-ozvYGaPq06OYTWYa744L-0Xom80VM0g-wJxhuao3QILiQS-arFv0BgVyI4-ZKgIbyLzhD/s1600-h/011+-+27+Mar+09.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403343407333038066" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1p31Mg6JBuY_DRgHIjJsNNbdpemX1EeF22A9ZFc0R3Sb3NvnOfUPYN2hWaT7_-cmTJIMyZA-ozvYGaPq06OYTWYa744L-0Xom80VM0g-wJxhuao3QILiQS-arFv0BgVyI4-ZKgIbyLzhD/s320/011+-+27+Mar+09.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Now there's all the work to do on the woodwork. The woodrails, the wooden bars on the head holding the backglass in place, the footrail and also installing the bright, shiny NOS buttons that I got from Wayne, the Duke of OK in America.JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-72253734381702369852009-11-12T22:07:00.001+00:002009-11-12T22:09:15.946+00:00The cabinet...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iK3Os1XluPMhBcJo05Mh1zLQfY7jUR6PdZfQ5KPn-762VTOThnrLNT_0h-lrCS-xG4Q0HwroNXoQPiRpJicCaXo_X3t2JEH4lpYOMpLS7J0CehJSA3zDuedw2fKTZ6nr3l4_VfNeJMZu/s1600-h/010+-+01+Feb+09.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iK3Os1XluPMhBcJo05Mh1zLQfY7jUR6PdZfQ5KPn-762VTOThnrLNT_0h-lrCS-xG4Q0HwroNXoQPiRpJicCaXo_X3t2JEH4lpYOMpLS7J0CehJSA3zDuedw2fKTZ6nr3l4_VfNeJMZu/s320/010+-+01+Feb+09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403342656692674498" border="0" /></a><br />Has been stripped down, a base coat applied and then repainted using stencils and matching colours as near to the originals as possible...again scroll back for the 'before' and 'after' comparisonJLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-40789869997887250922009-11-12T22:04:00.002+00:002009-11-17T11:55:49.044+00:00Isn't that lovely...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1EO8oT504CPPrwFWMuSRqyvKctKcQvDtFqWUqouOYOe36MR-lNj0xm6p8OKcrdTdJicJ4n9dZOUGpKes7fXbP9UBAIqdC-kSfXxzC4xBt9IP8cB6kwHXKqBYGMnW4hgzQtkQ847BhBRN/s1600-h/009+-+01+Jan+09.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403342110645008354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe1EO8oT504CPPrwFWMuSRqyvKctKcQvDtFqWUqouOYOe36MR-lNj0xm6p8OKcrdTdJicJ4n9dZOUGpKes7fXbP9UBAIqdC-kSfXxzC4xBt9IP8cB6kwHXKqBYGMnW4hgzQtkQ847BhBRN/s320/009+-+01+Jan+09.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Now you need to scroll back and check out what it was like in its original condition...then you can begin to appreciate the work that's gone into getting it to this conditionJLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-33508333814092475952009-11-12T22:02:00.001+00:002009-11-12T22:04:34.957+00:00The cabinet door..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBseGpDWZdzSVOmOJToKvCa0l9i97ttkePm9tKKPxiJST50Ag7NJujHk4tW5HffYjqd3Y6E1o3pY62kMdx_JlTFv0xI_GC5tatBh8gTopXVzajOGoiae6apPGq5mylkI1WxYtMAypV0op/s1600-h/008+-+01+Jan+09.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXBseGpDWZdzSVOmOJToKvCa0l9i97ttkePm9tKKPxiJST50Ag7NJujHk4tW5HffYjqd3Y6E1o3pY62kMdx_JlTFv0xI_GC5tatBh8gTopXVzajOGoiae6apPGq5mylkI1WxYtMAypV0op/s320/008+-+01+Jan+09.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403341455401290066" border="0" /></a><br />Also has numerous relays, switches and motors all of which require the same fantastic attention to detailJLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-36407422381944050182009-11-12T22:00:00.001+00:002009-11-12T22:02:30.660+00:00And now...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT55F5Zw8AVrRaRZLTVgMYg-X30_DgU4P5b3Kxwie5wdipxiAknz9QwNuX8UBAYu3aN4qxje1dipgLeHJZbVkfpku-BD1RZcDxGKbnM6-sDnXRSgVwGcBAed1i1zCyLAH4oHuNzppsdvS9/s1600-h/007+-+20+Dec+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT55F5Zw8AVrRaRZLTVgMYg-X30_DgU4P5b3Kxwie5wdipxiAknz9QwNuX8UBAYu3aN4qxje1dipgLeHJZbVkfpku-BD1RZcDxGKbnM6-sDnXRSgVwGcBAed1i1zCyLAH4oHuNzppsdvS9/s320/007+-+20+Dec+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403340918414584882" border="0" /></a><br />Check out how good it looks now...but there's been a considerable amount of time, effort and heartache to get it looking like this.<br /><br />Good man, Chris!JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-1734570238999591902009-11-12T21:57:00.002+00:002009-11-17T12:02:25.841+00:00Now more of the same<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgu_Az9_ar4ZnMwxKMzzX81A2Sui5hUkiE1u1RKQ0eSCefMuPIcLQdryNZuDalUtUOjAbjxq_VyVQdA5mHz-IddRZjQ_ogzpKfUHoMxAEmL_ishEtIN6cV33TLcFGxtL1FfJS4j2LcSNn/s1600-h/005+-+13+Dec+08.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403340407298913778" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVgu_Az9_ar4ZnMwxKMzzX81A2Sui5hUkiE1u1RKQ0eSCefMuPIcLQdryNZuDalUtUOjAbjxq_VyVQdA5mHz-IddRZjQ_ogzpKfUHoMxAEmL_ishEtIN6cV33TLcFGxtL1FfJS4j2LcSNn/s320/005+-+13+Dec+08.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />This is a typical 'before' picture of the inside of the head of a Bingo machine that's going to be restored. It's all there but needs some considerable work to pull it back from it's 'distressed' state to something that will work properly again after perhaps 20 years of being stored.JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-65183504535912978972009-11-12T21:51:00.003+00:002009-11-12T21:57:36.102+00:00OK, now what?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEERm6NKDXpY8YLEHmPdRaRKIf0jIj8mKI7uXwfKRA9n2lHFkw4BAAZkfT5mdywa3OmipGrQ8EMcK8yzZO1i1qr1JR__bJW7w7ikKa2dtlfkl5qnrUDiPZoUNwkJ6RLyyoEVRwXujnBy7f/s1600-h/004+-+11+Dec+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEERm6NKDXpY8YLEHmPdRaRKIf0jIj8mKI7uXwfKRA9n2lHFkw4BAAZkfT5mdywa3OmipGrQ8EMcK8yzZO1i1qr1JR__bJW7w7ikKa2dtlfkl5qnrUDiPZoUNwkJ6RLyyoEVRwXujnBy7f/s320/004+-+11+Dec+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403339166881523810" border="0" /></a><br />Everything that should be there is there but it's been a matter of closely examining everything to see what's immediately apparent that needs fixing or replacing. Then it's down to putting the machine on test to find out those switches, coils relays, motors etc that need further work. This shows the result of all that work. It looks great!JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-5060548319237603152009-11-12T21:47:00.002+00:002009-11-12T21:51:06.485+00:00I know I put it somewhere..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoxmzZCW0OPN4pDi-NmCB015BK6ZS3JxiA41N76p-Tc-yy_UYcNVyBpsib1ZepVA1TOPMVGILTdj91USgxqpfC268FHIATXj1C_sanl0qa1Rw-rNBit8wGaAZapxHNf3oxObYr82nI0cM/s1600-h/003+-+28+Nov+08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMoxmzZCW0OPN4pDi-NmCB015BK6ZS3JxiA41N76p-Tc-yy_UYcNVyBpsib1ZepVA1TOPMVGILTdj91USgxqpfC268FHIATXj1C_sanl0qa1Rw-rNBit8wGaAZapxHNf3oxObYr82nI0cM/s320/003+-+28+Nov+08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403337967348949346" border="0" /></a><br />Chris is a fantastic Bingo mechanic and so he's stripping out the electro-mechanicals to examine them, clean or replace them and put them back in place.....<br /><br />Complicated? You betcha!JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-9400046619169134152009-11-12T21:43:00.002+00:002009-11-12T21:46:49.597+00:00The head...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV9kphQtT9rlGLloKTrBnaIQP3ISc-TJRA8X2YXIyPk7xwkYHQH7XFAOK6_GsgAE5v9WbRNkIxTV4fEVhQ6FdyAIAbDYsnKGlPHyNrwVPLNJh7WwoSkN5_Qu8pMrwXSkW2Dmkv27RajU5/s1600-h/002+-+16+Nov+08.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggV9kphQtT9rlGLloKTrBnaIQP3ISc-TJRA8X2YXIyPk7xwkYHQH7XFAOK6_GsgAE5v9WbRNkIxTV4fEVhQ6FdyAIAbDYsnKGlPHyNrwVPLNJh7WwoSkN5_Qu8pMrwXSkW2Dmkv27RajU5/s320/002+-+16+Nov+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403336669129460610" border="0" /></a><br />Same as before, Chris said that all-in-all it was in reasonable condition...<br /><br />What do you think?JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-56200049693082068382009-11-12T21:40:00.002+00:002009-11-12T21:43:46.219+00:00OK, it's a project machine...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFI7hYMk8sLln2QU85E2-3a2P2DwjRattXghTr18cAI9Irl4R-mkA57abpuwBEUQk4TwRoKN4PliJcXHCeM-TqGJV6OsYlmzdYUz7y3zChMAC9ONOF2SDnqrocI3rvSaZM7WhKNj9pd9x/s1600-h/001+-+16+Nov+08.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYFI7hYMk8sLln2QU85E2-3a2P2DwjRattXghTr18cAI9Irl4R-mkA57abpuwBEUQk4TwRoKN4PliJcXHCeM-TqGJV6OsYlmzdYUz7y3zChMAC9ONOF2SDnqrocI3rvSaZM7WhKNj9pd9x/s320/001+-+16+Nov+08.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403336065577631634" border="0" /></a><br />So not looking great but as Chris said 'It's OK, it's recoverable and will look great when it's finished'.<br /><br />I don't know......JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-43255119597594795052009-11-12T21:30:00.003+00:002009-11-12T22:39:43.533+00:00So it begins...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BOIWz49y2lk9SS7g4r552jtm7oWUcUvAkxwq_99zfexKyERYNe2r5F-Je7tiiprla3rhW4yefTqVqJrtkBBAil5qn0ImR1lqeZeL2KtwlHMipHVInQW3GMLVaw3eVleYMJMxmXvpFgip/s1600-h/Sun+Valley+-+origin.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5BOIWz49y2lk9SS7g4r552jtm7oWUcUvAkxwq_99zfexKyERYNe2r5F-Je7tiiprla3rhW4yefTqVqJrtkBBAil5qn0ImR1lqeZeL2KtwlHMipHVInQW3GMLVaw3eVleYMJMxmXvpFgip/s320/Sun+Valley+-+origin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403335018631452738" border="0" /></a><br />Now I know there's a Sun Valley in here somewhere!JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-50005097388104375402009-10-24T23:24:00.003+01:002009-11-17T11:56:46.962+00:00The latest addition - a Sun ValleyA year after I first spoke about it with Chris howard (a fantastic Bally Bingo mechanic and friend) he has completely restored and refurbished a Sun Valley for me.<br /><br />So as with the Key West and County Fair, I'll share with you the restoration process but before that gets under way I thought you'd like to see a picture of the machine in it's wonderful, finished conditionJLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-61320786474670607322008-08-12T22:04:00.004+01:002009-10-23T13:47:37.815+01:00Red Rollover Lit!For over thirty years I secretly yearned to own one of these great pieces of electro-mechanical wizardry and now I'm priviliged to have four of them!<br /><br />If you want to recapture a piece of your past then as a starter I can recommend these two great websites<br /><br />The first, http://www.ballybingo.co.uk/index1.html will provide information about what's happening in the UK with links to other sites and a very informative forum.<br /><br />The second, http://bingo.cdyn.com/ is a 'must' for anyone who has or is thinking of getting a Bally Bingo machine as it carries a HUGE amount of information relating to the upkeep and maintenance of these machines <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">including schematics and manuals.</span>JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-27071203671094448692008-08-12T21:49:00.002+01:002008-08-12T21:53:26.328+01:00Two great machines together<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFMygHmRn9CnJGeynqVwbggYvz2Lka2TTIr4Fjlaa2u1wsKQgpJ1jNT41EL4E7znYuMWzWBNKhAzhohyphenhyphenorr7VHQWixqFCB34fv4ezYZpviZmcKIdIG740EJxIs1JB8ZoXbtM-rIVpPnz7/s1600-h/County+Fair+%26+Key+West0026.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFMygHmRn9CnJGeynqVwbggYvz2Lka2TTIr4Fjlaa2u1wsKQgpJ1jNT41EL4E7znYuMWzWBNKhAzhohyphenhyphenorr7VHQWixqFCB34fv4ezYZpviZmcKIdIG740EJxIs1JB8ZoXbtM-rIVpPnz7/s320/County+Fair+%26+Key+West0026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233737156234108386" border="0" /></a><br />I thought it would be nice to show the Key West and County Fair together in the games room. I think they look pretty nifty together and you can see for yourself the great restoration work done by my pals the Bingobeast and the Bingo Wizard.JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-63900281590764561362008-04-22T11:16:00.002+01:002008-12-12T20:59:39.746+00:00And introducing......<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvU1wAToXiR7UBlBCIb8tyagghaGhU9nBQXfF4wCLvxIbgM9Pu5R3dCr0wqiKpmIpx9NN8XpARpV6nI_e_gDqbSpoLV4jjnYT8X7rFNOlyWRfu1dPpZaC6FX2EO2r8G-FkkZe4goEP8Gl/s1600-h/28+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+My+dear+friends+and+restoration+experts+Ed+Rezel+and+Hans+Pilger++(What+a+fantastic+job!).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192011580768184322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvU1wAToXiR7UBlBCIb8tyagghaGhU9nBQXfF4wCLvxIbgM9Pu5R3dCr0wqiKpmIpx9NN8XpARpV6nI_e_gDqbSpoLV4jjnYT8X7rFNOlyWRfu1dPpZaC6FX2EO2r8G-FkkZe4goEP8Gl/s320/28+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+My+dear+friends+and+restoration+experts+Ed+Rezel+and+Hans+Pilger++(What+a+fantastic+job!).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Ed (The Bingo Wizard) on the left and Frans (The Bingobeast) on the right with one beautifully and faithfully restored County Fair. I kow that they've restored lots of different machines but I have it on good authority that they put a little bit of their souls into each one...!</div><div> </div><div>So it now goes on 'test', which is an obvious euphemism for ('we're going to play on it for a couple of weeks!). </div><div> </div><div>I think they've earnt that privilige. </div><div> </div><div>Two great guys.</div><div> </div><div> </div>JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-54422864871220652092008-04-22T11:08:00.001+01:002008-12-12T20:59:39.935+00:00In all its glory!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T52L9bU6-D1UW71FZ01xVjvZpH0kVm_omG5GV_hM1ULm12rz30jArDYI70St08VJZqjooNhAD4fGacQgv0qxoAhm1HnrSjJSzI7Nai0juqVLb90XxG147jjNblTmvHWMgbOsf329wvKN/s1600-h/27+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Finished+and+beautiful.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192009544953686002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T52L9bU6-D1UW71FZ01xVjvZpH0kVm_omG5GV_hM1ULm12rz30jArDYI70St08VJZqjooNhAD4fGacQgv0qxoAhm1HnrSjJSzI7Nai0juqVLb90XxG147jjNblTmvHWMgbOsf329wvKN/s320/27+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Finished+and+beautiful.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I don't think words are needed....... </div>JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-20400106738588341762008-04-22T11:07:00.001+01:002008-12-12T20:59:40.090+00:00Finished (2)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxN4ugHNSIofPKlmhT22a0mk8YgrmwLu6ZJ7AMR7Cb6g-mA_nkih48loAd3IVqEI2Zij8qB_4x2foCNfY4CkiLpe02sZldPC7MEFSkB8ZlAWoDVYlQDocB1onzM1tCWDnJ_dTHDnxePML/s1600-h/26+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Finished+and+beautiful.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192009231421073378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxN4ugHNSIofPKlmhT22a0mk8YgrmwLu6ZJ7AMR7Cb6g-mA_nkih48loAd3IVqEI2Zij8qB_4x2foCNfY4CkiLpe02sZldPC7MEFSkB8ZlAWoDVYlQDocB1onzM1tCWDnJ_dTHDnxePML/s320/26+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Finished+and+beautiful.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Note the proper (original) and restored legs</div>JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-32754719118236637832008-04-22T11:05:00.002+01:002008-12-12T20:59:40.481+00:00Finished (1)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmQI7nNSPe-iAWdk5CULnAy5s1S4uADuaJRi7WIp_RrnAF6UueDAM2j5aRkEAXhSpIbo4mSLi43eGWtAUVTV6C3W8GISGz3ASk-PmxbDJm59CTCi5TKBFe46QVOSmkR51ReidJcTxcgZn/s1600-h/25+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Finished+and+beautiful.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192008724614932434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmQI7nNSPe-iAWdk5CULnAy5s1S4uADuaJRi7WIp_RrnAF6UueDAM2j5aRkEAXhSpIbo4mSLi43eGWtAUVTV6C3W8GISGz3ASk-PmxbDJm59CTCi5TKBFe46QVOSmkR51ReidJcTxcgZn/s320/25+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Finished+and+beautiful.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It finally all comes togetherJLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-77787086420759511462008-04-22T11:03:00.001+01:002008-12-12T20:59:40.741+00:00Magic screen-in situ<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1Xf8JvX7tfRAQSn_GRwKC2vsiFm4lGeB7uhEas-nTkAglJ12ZHwPJWKfXigVZ4MK08FjEvE66L6_0P45jGx4_R7sSObKT4FosZMiVfrTwM94zki5ovkn_jQq0ZvDfFN70xrqVl5iuz0R/s1600-h/24+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Check+it+out+-+inside+the+head+with+Magic+Screen+(again,+all+looking+brand+new).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192008381017548738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh1Xf8JvX7tfRAQSn_GRwKC2vsiFm4lGeB7uhEas-nTkAglJ12ZHwPJWKfXigVZ4MK08FjEvE66L6_0P45jGx4_R7sSObKT4FosZMiVfrTwM94zki5ovkn_jQq0ZvDfFN70xrqVl5iuz0R/s320/24+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Check+it+out+-+inside+the+head+with+Magic+Screen+(again,+all+looking+brand+new).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Check it out - how great does it all look now!</div>JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-26323037149558476382008-04-22T11:01:00.002+01:002008-12-12T20:59:40.892+00:00Head - back door<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2F3xhbqdNUhmXPRpdm7XrwSsATgE4hdM9zOsuWlv9_beRNXkDI-I4GU6ahwEd_ajz4OxPmpYoGva5JX6LJavNphrmAlcq5DL-1NIW4DwZ2593z5bm7uGj2k6NslhJu2qPsaedNtPcZnkw/s1600-h/23+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Back+Door,+mtors,+switches+and+relays+(all+looking+brand+new!)Magic+Screen+(note+how+spotless+everything+is!).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192007711002650546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2F3xhbqdNUhmXPRpdm7XrwSsATgE4hdM9zOsuWlv9_beRNXkDI-I4GU6ahwEd_ajz4OxPmpYoGva5JX6LJavNphrmAlcq5DL-1NIW4DwZ2593z5bm7uGj2k6NslhJu2qPsaedNtPcZnkw/s320/23+-+County+Fair+-+April+2008+-+Back+Door,+mtors,+switches+and+relays+(all+looking+brand+new!)Magic+Screen+(note+how+spotless+everything+is!).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Again, it's the attention to detail. Check this out, every solder has been replaced and re-soldered, wiring looms bundled up and tagged and new (easily read) labels</div>JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7669794406619082013.post-71628638157080764352008-04-22T10:57:00.001+01:002008-12-12T20:59:41.223+00:00Magic Screen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZ5jwcxlisaA3ym7vRvV8RaTpgm5Ub4C5zvR68W0RYOQFXv_285FiaB7A02E1IrQpcDZ1JBD0trNiHdNP-KD7faMWMb6s2tt-zEoeVkQX5Oq2Ad-EfcdK8_UdpsHw5Fe5GybU92uP8lki/s1600-h/22+-+County+Fair+-+March+2008+-+Magic+Screen+(look+how+beautifully+clean+everything+is!).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192006744635008914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCZ5jwcxlisaA3ym7vRvV8RaTpgm5Ub4C5zvR68W0RYOQFXv_285FiaB7A02E1IrQpcDZ1JBD0trNiHdNP-KD7faMWMb6s2tt-zEoeVkQX5Oq2Ad-EfcdK8_UdpsHw5Fe5GybU92uP8lki/s320/22+-+County+Fair+-+March+2008+-+Magic+Screen+(look+how+beautifully+clean+everything+is!).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Like everything else, looking sparkling and clean and for those who like the detail - look at the repainted white backboard</div>JLT 4 Bally Bingoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00199340369446493420noreply@blogger.com0