| Pinball machines need constant care and maintenance. | | | | Missouri Pinball repairs games as well as sells them |
| The damage caused by the speed of the ball, which | | | | and also gives new pinball owners very useful tips. |
| could be 40 miles per second, could be great. The | | | | Greg Peck's site also has detailed descriptions and |
| elements on the playfield are subject to extreme | | | | sources. Pinball Heaven, Southport, England supplies |
| force, which makes repair and replacement a very | | | | new and refurbished pinball spares and supplies. They |
| high expense. This is much higher than that of video | | | | have a wealth of information on the technical aspects |
| games which do not have any moving parts. Little | | | | of modern pinball. They can be relied on to ship parts |
| wonder that a lot of arcades are shutting down their | | | | to any part of the world. The Pinball Factory, based in |
| pinball section. | | | | Melbourne, Australia, is responsible for the revival of |
| What do you do when you need to repair a pinball | | | | the game in this century as well as supplies, spares |
| machine or replace a part? The best thing to do is to | | | | and parts. |
| subscribe to these two journals: Gameroom Magazine | | | | Pinball enthusiasts usually prefer carrying out repairs on |
| and Pinball Journal. Both of them have a number of | | | | their machines themselves. Now that a lot of machines |
| ads for repairs and parts. In Florida, Centsible | | | | have moved out of arcades and into enthusiasts' |
| Amusements stock a wide range of plastic sets and | | | | homes, some have attained "collector item" tags and |
| game-specific parts. They also have sales on parts. | | | | are looked after with great care. Forums on the |
| Herb Silver's site sells games, collectibles and spares. | | | | Internet abound where people can share their views, |
| Lakeside Distributors from Louisiana has a large range | | | | ask for advice, and air their opinions about their |
| to offer that includes balls, rubber rings, switches, coils, | | | | favorite pastime. |
| lamps, etc. | | | | |