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Marco News

Marco Specialties will be exhibiting at the Northwest Pinball and Arcade Show in Tacoma (Seattle Area), WA.  With 3 brand new Metallica Pros and the new Marco booth with PinVision systems, we are going to have a great weekend!

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#44 vs #47 Miniature Pinball Lamps

Historically, the most common miniature incandescent lamp/light bulbs used in pinball machines are the venerable #44 and #47 bayonet-style miniature lamps. While many collectors are putting LEDs in their machines, purists still prefer miniature lamps for the classic look, color temperature, and color-rendering of miniature lamps. The #44 lamp is often the preferred lamp from the manufacturer – the main benefit being that it’s brighter than its #47 cousin.  Never forget that a pinball machine’s first and foremost purpose is a commerical piece of equipment designed to attract casual users, so many design decisions are made pursuant to this goal.  When a read more…

Welcome to Knowledge Center

There are a wide variety of pinball technical help communities on the internet. rgparchive.com is an easy-to-use portal for the venerable rec.games.pinball USENET group. pinside.com is a user-friendly forum pinrepair.com has a lot of well-regarded repair guides pinwiki.com has a number of repair guides.