The art and design of Pinball machine manuals
summary
A scanned Gottlieb 1980 maintenance manual sells for $3 then $20 now and shows concrete design choices: a single page switch reference + score table that doubles as troubleshooting and gameplay mapping, explicit wire color codes 037 and 025 for wiring and schematics, front‑loaded dip switch credit settings so operators can change payouts in low light, numbered callouts and coil reference charts that prevent mis‑replacement and circuit damage.
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