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Pinball Tech Class 2020

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The Pinball Tech Class will give you the skills and vocabulary you need to start repairing pinball machines. There are 8 lectures and each lecture is followed by "hands on" time to allow students to apply what they have learned. The class is held at the Replay Foundation facility in Greentree. Important announcements will be made on this site as the class progresses, so please subscribe for email updates ( using the "subscribe" button located at the top of the page ). Announcements will be made for each class. The announcements will include information about tools that students will be expected to bring to each class and materials that students will want to review before each class, in addition to any changes to the schedule. Links to the schedule, directions to the Replay Foundation facility, and recommendations for tools can be found at the top of any page on www.pinballtechclass.com.
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All tech classes will be postponed

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Due to the recent developments surrounding COVID-19, and after consulting with the class instructors and the Replay Foundation staff, I am postponing the remaining 3 tech classes which were scheduled for 3/14, 3/21, and 3/28.  Given the uncertainty of the situation, I can not say when the classes will be rescheduled.  I plan on making updates on this site every other week, so please check back here on a regular basis for any announcements/updates.       
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Tech Class #2 POSTPONED

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Due to factors out of our control, Tech Class #2 will be postponed from Saturday Feb 8th to Saturday Feb 15.  This also means that "Introduction to debugging problems" class will be moved from Feb 15 to Feb 22nd.  The  schedule  has been updated to reflect the changes.  Sorry for the inconvenience and we hope to see you on the 15th!
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Tech Class #2 : What You Need To Know!

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Tech Class #2 will be on Feb 8th from 1pm-3pm at the Replay Foundation facility (  directions here  ).   If you are planning on coming there are several things you need to know! The class will be an opportunity to learn about electricity, how it powers a pinball machine, how to measure it, and how to avoid zapping yourself.    You are encouraged to bring a multi-meter for the hands on portion of the class.  If you don't have one, we can recommend a starter multi-meter one from Harbor Freight (  Harbor Freight Multi-meter  ) or Amazon (  Amazon multi-meter ).   Each class costs 5 dollars per person.  This money goes to covering supplies and costs for the class. We're looking forward to seeing everyone on Feb 8th!
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Tech Class #1 : What you need to know!

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Tech Class #1 will be on Feb 1st from 1pm-3pm at the Replay Foundation facility (  directions here ).    That's  less than 2 weeks, and if you are planning on coming there are several things you need to know! The class will be an opportunity to learn how to solder.  You will be expected to watch the intro to soldering video before the class (  Video Here  ) You will be expected to bring a soldering iron.  If you don't have one, we can recommend one that is cheap but a good starter iron (  Amazon link here  ) Each class costs 5 dollars per person.  This money goes to covering supplies and costs for the class. We're looking forward to seeing everyone on Feb 1st!
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Tech Class 2020 is coming!

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Do you live in Pittsburgh and wanna learn how to fix a pinball machine? We want to teach you how. The Pinball Tech Class is coming back and the current plan is to start again at the beginning of February 2020. But before we pick a start date, we need some questions answered. If you are interested in attending the tech class, please fill out the survey below. UPDATE : the survey results have been counted! An announcement about the details of the first class will be made in the next 2-3 weeks!
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