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7 people are interested
Pinball Museum Technical Crew
ORGANIZATION: Center in the Square
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7 people are interested
Volunteers on the Technical Crew at the Roanoke Pinball Museum at Center in the Square help clean, maintain, and repair pinball machines.
CLEAN
Volunteers wipe down the sides of machines and clean the playfield (where the ball rolls) and the backglass (where the score shows up).
Volunteers can be any age from 11-88. No experience necessary. We can train anyone.
MAINTAIN
You must feel comfortable opening a pinball machine and safely removing and storing the playfield glass.
- replace pinballs that look pitted or rusted (once every 2 years)
- replace rubber rings using rubber ring kits
- replace light bulbs that are out
- wipe down the playfield with glass cleaner to remove dust and dirt
This job also entails cleaning and wiping down new machines that are donated to get them cosmetically ready for the museum.
Also, we occasionally need someone to help move a machine from a nearby building into the museum paired with another person using the pinball dolly.
No experience necessary. We can train anyone how to safely take a machine apart though volunteers should be age 15 and up because pinball machine maintenance sometime involves handling plate glass.
REPAIR/TROUBLESHOOT
These volunteers troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair common problems with the pinball machines such as:
- game will not power on,
- game will not launch the ball,
- game has a feature broken,
- flippers do not work or are misaligned, or
- game scores points without ball moving (stuck switches).
These volunteers may also work larger events where 50 or more people are in the museum to reset machines or remove stuck balls.
These volunteers should be age 16 and up. No pinball machine experience is necessary, but this position requires an electronics background such as experience in computer repair or electronics with skills in repairing electronics or troubleshooting & fixing circuit boards as well as those who know how to solder and read a schematic. Must feel safe working with electricity, but no license is required. All tools are provided.
To get started, please complete our short online volunteer application at http://ow.ly/WPR8L or email kfort@centerinthesquare.org.
More opportunities with Center in the Square
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Center in the Square
Location:
ONE MARKET SQUARE, ROANOKE, VA 24011, US
Mission Statement
Center’s purpose is to increase economic development, tourism, and excellence in education by supporting arts and culture. Center in the Square’s mission statement reads: To be an active participant in economic and downtown urban development by helping assure the financial health of vital elements of Western and Central Virginia’s cultural quality of life.
Description
Organization Description
Center in the Square owns and operates four downtownRoanokeproperties: Center in the Square, Center on Church, the former Shenandoah Hotel, and the former downtown Norfolk & Western Railway Passenger Station. Our adaptive reuse and preservation of abandoned historic buildings has garnered numerous local, national, and international awards.
Center in the Square’s organizational profile is innovative and has been replicated in other communities across the nation. Center itself does not offer programs, display exhibits, or hold performances. What Center in the Square does provide are the utilities, maintenance, custodial services, security, support
services, and every square foot of space our organizations occupy - absolutely free of charge. Each year, Center provides more than $2.9 million in support to our beneficiary organizations. These services represent approximately 30% of our organizations’ operating budgets. Instead of allocating fundraising for rent, building capital and facilities, our organizations are able to devote their time and talents to what they do best - providing the highest quality programs, exhibits, and performances available.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
ONE MARKET SQUARE SEROANOKE, VA 24011
DATE POSTED
April 19, 2016
SKILLS
- Electronics
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Orientation or Training