Dismantling/ Moving a Bally Bingo

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pinfarmer

2011-12-06 00:14:51 UTC

Going to pick up a beach beauty from someones basement tomorrow. i'v
never seen one of these before and look forward to the huge challenge o
getting it to work! ...or i'll just use it for parts.
I would appreciate any hints/tips on how to go about opening up/takin
apart and moving one of these.
Thanks in advanc

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Mark Clayton

2011-12-06 00:18:13 UTC

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As heavy as the head may look, it's heavier.

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Going to pick up a beach beauty from someones basement tomorrow. i've
never seen one of these before and look forward to the huge challenge of
getting it to work! ...or i'll just use it for parts.
I would appreciate any hints/tips on how to go about opening up/taking
apart and moving one of these.
Thanks in advance

Superjets

2011-12-06 00:46:15 UTC

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Hi.Pretty much like a normal pinball.Jones plugs connecting the head
to the cabinet and bolts for mounting.Very heavy.You will need two
people for sure.Best access is from the back door.Best site for repair
info is at bingo.cdyn.com ,also has manuals and schematics available
for free.Before putting power on the game go through all the steppers
and control units.Many times they will be siezed and you will ruin the
motors if you try running it.Motors can be hard to find and expensive
when you do find them.Replacing fuse holders is pretty much a must on
these machines.Generally a lot of switch cleaning and adjusting with
sometimes broken parts.I took two years the first time in getting one
of these working properly.If you get stuck give me a shout.I may be
able to help.

Steve

2011-12-06 02:06:18 UTC

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I'll emphasize what Mark said....the heads are VERY heavy. Unless
you are a big, strong dude don't attempt to pick it up
by yourself. Taking it apart is easy....a few connectors
between head and cabinet, pull legs and you are on your way.
Steve
ps-there are two locks on the back door...if original, keyed the same

Ned Ledod

2011-12-06 05:45:28 UTC

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You need two people. Open the back door. 4 bolts. 2 straight down
towards the floor. 2 more going horizontal in towards the playfield.
One person holds the door open by the bottom. Very easy to balance the
head this way. Other person pulls out the Jones plugs. Stuff them down
into the cabinet. Undo the 2 bolts pointing down towards the floor
first. Undo the horizontal bolts last. Make sure all plugs are pulled.
Close the door and lock it if you can. You do not want the door to fly
back open when taking the head down. Put one person on each side of
the head. Slowly rock the head away from the cabinet. Grab the bottom
of the back of the head with one hand and place your other hand under
the front of the head BUT DO NOT GRAB IT BY THE LOWER GLASS RAIL. Grab
it BEHIND the glass rail. Beach Beauty is not as heavy as some later
bingos. Lift up and away from the game and down on the floor. From the
factory the head has a clip that keeps you from pulling the power cord
up through the cabinet. If the clip is still there, pry it off and
pull the cord through. If you have the room, move the body with the
legs on. The cabinet is very light. If not, it is best to remove the
balls but this is hard to explain if you have never done it. Leave
them in if necessary. One person holds up the back of the cabinet
while the other person takes the back legs off just like a regular
pin. Set the back of the cabinet on the floor and raise the front of
the cabinet. Be careful as the cabinet will not set up straight by
itself like a regular pin. Remove the front legs. Good luck!

Ned Ledod

2011-12-06 05:52:07 UTC

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Post by Ned Ledod

One more thing. Take 9/16" and 5/8" sockets and a long extension for
the horizontal bolts. There is a lot of crap in the way and it's hard
to get a wrench in there.

Pinball Muggle

2011-12-06 12:46:43 UTC

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Also remember the back door lifts off the hinges - the head will want t
tilt backward when the bolts are removed - so make sure you help know
to not lift on the opened door.
A pair of those folding saw-horses are handy for scooting the head ont
(but put a sturdy table type surface or boards on 'em first)

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Steve Smith
Richmond V
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pinfarmer

2011-12-06 14:40:46 UTC

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Thank you all very much! Im sure i would have had a heck of a time o
injured myself without this advice

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Ned Ledod

2011-12-06 18:37:27 UTC

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Also remember the back door lifts off the hinges - the head will want to
tilt backward when the bolts are removed - so make sure you help knows
to not lift on the opened door.
A pair of those folding saw-horses are handy for scooting the head onto
(but put a sturdy table type surface or boards on 'em first).
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Steve Smith
Richmond VA
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Correct on the lifting of the door. You just want to use this for
balancing the head during bolt removal. I would not recommend folding
sawhorses. Way too flimsy. Better to take it straight to the floor. In
fact, the folding sawhorse idea scares the hell out of me. Please do
not do that. Any other bingo guys care to comment? A falling bingo
head could easily kill someone.

Johnny

2011-12-06 20:52:45 UTC

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I would not put that head on those sawhorse's unless they ar
reinforced....You will see once you try to pick it up. And YES
falling bingo head could easily kill you, would break your leg or leg
and would probably crush your feet to the point that you would have t
get them taken off.....BE Careful, that head weighs as much as mos
whole games!

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pinfarmer

2011-12-07 01:01:18 UTC

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Well after all that the damn thing was broken down and had no locks o
it! Lol. What a sad site though. Man had this thing sitting 15 years
Got it from a friend who had taken an operators whole collection an
gave him one of the good ones......
Anyways it clearly had been left in a barn for ages in water. Literall
falling apart cab, solid rust throughout. I got the wood legs for m
woodrail pin, some glass i needed and the backglass. The rest is packe
with mouse crap and now resided on the curb

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Ned Ledod

2011-12-07 06:18:54 UTC

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Well after all that the damn thing was broken down and had no locks on
it! Lol. What a sad site though. Man had this thing sitting 15 years.
Got it from a friend who had taken an operators whole collection and
gave him one of the good ones......
Anyways it clearly had been left in a barn for ages in water. Literally
falling apart cab, solid rust throughout. I got the wood legs for my
woodrail pin, some glass i needed and the backglass. The rest is packed
with mouse crap and now resided on the curb.
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I hope you didn't have to drive too far! FYI, the playfield glass is
2" shorter than a regular pin.