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    Question Parts and guidance for restoring a Sankyo SPARKMAN Hanemono Pachinko machine

    I am in the process of restoring a Sankyo SPARKMAN Hanemono Pachinko machine.
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    I have done an initial assessment on the Pachinko machine and found that it is still partially working. We were able to power it up with a vintage 1917 Lionel Standard Gauge train transformer supplying the 24 Volts AC required to run it. The incandescent light bulbs in the Upper left of the playing field turned on and the launching hammer could launch the ball rapidly. The rest of the playing field is dark and the center feature is motionless. Besides the original transformer being dead the computing module is not running.
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    A high pitch squeal originating from the computing module indicates that a capacitor or a transistor has failed. I have done some internet searches and found some resources for parts but most of these sites cater to the older style machines. This PachiTalk forum is the only place I have found that has some information on the exact type of game I am restoring. I have not found any resources for the computing module does anybody have a source for replacing or repairing the computing module?
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    Also I am looking for a source to replace the L.E.D. board in lower left section of the center feature. The L.E.D. board is shaped like the number 2 and is held in the center feature by a single screw. The red test lead in the picture points to the board in question.
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    Thanks in advance
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    Default Re: Parts and guidance for restoring a Sankyo SPARKMAN Hanemono Pachinko machine

    You are probably going to need to buy a parts machine or cell of the same machine to get the parts you need, they won't be an easy find. I'm sure someone else will chime in, somebody had a similar thread a few days ago about this same machine they bought recently that had issues with many of the LEDs no longer working (maybe this is common on this machine?). Good luck!

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    Default Re: Parts and guidance for restoring a Sankyo SPARKMAN Hanemono Pachinko machine

    Did you ever have any luck finding everything that you needed? I just got my first machine, a Sparkman, and it works, just no lights, sound and the center piece does nothing.

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    Default Re: Parts and guidance for restoring a Sankyo SPARKMAN Hanemono Pachinko machine

    Quote Originally Posted by gregdec View Post
    Did you ever have any luck finding everything that you needed? I just got my first machine, a Sparkman, and it works, just no lights, sound and the center piece does nothing.
    yes, I found the parts right here in this forum. Got it back running with a few used parts and a couple of transistors it is 100%

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