Owning one, standing next to a WhirlWind.

cool topper on your machine Zippy. Anywhere we could find such a thing? Or is this your own interpretation of how an Earthshaker topper should look...?? very cool indeed.....

Looking good over there...
I'm in the proces of restauarating my beloved Earthshaker, so the Whirlwind gets extra playing time.
Proces is now at the stage of removing all hardware from top and bottom, starting with picking out the staples of the GI lights.

Nice....

I've had some problems too with both the VUK's. Turned out that de forked leaf contacts needed adjusting. Now they work without any hick-ups. Looking at your state divider it looks as if that black triangular locking thingy mechanism underneath the pf on the assy is worn or maybe the spring holding it in place is missing/broken....

Does anyopne know of an exact list of amounts and sizes of the metal posts that go into the t-nuts??

I have several broken ones and have not kept them after dismantling thinking there was a complete list available somewhere. Little did I know......

hopeful awaiting.....

How is the rebuild coming along??
Wondering if you, by any chance, still haven't started and are able to count the different sorts of metal posts that go into the two types of T-nuts and the amount per sort.

I've had broken ones during my teardown and have thrown those away immediately. Was expecting a list somewhere with sorts and amounts...duh NOT.

thats wonderful.!!
if you finally get the full list i'll order everything completely new so any old posts (bend, worn thread, broken ones) can be replaced.
really an big help

Does anyone have an insert decal of de horizontal LOCK insert lying around and doing anything with it? (the one leading towards the right ramp)

I'd hate to buy a complete set cause his the only one I need....
live in the Netherlands so overseas postage will be paid for of course

Hi all.....
Does anybody have hi res photos of the wiring of the popbumper lights underneath the playfield? Hoe are they connected to eachother and to the rest of the wiring harness.
Since my hard drive crashed there is little left of what I photographed tearing it down.

Wouldm ove photos from multiple angles taken so I can get à good idea of how iT should end up in the end.

Thanks in advance guys

Thank YOU sir.... Very helpfull indeed

For doing what...??

With replacing the pops I see many different set ups on photos around here.
Aside from the original set up seen on the flyer there are also people mixing them up.

Who has something different Then the original and why?

What I meant was did you reposition the yellow red and blue pop different from the original as seen on the flyer?

I also went for the color matched skirts. And transparent color matched bodies aswell

This is what I started out with a couple of weeks ago when I got my sprayed pf back from clearcoating
ES-PFSun.jpg

Then started mounting the colored pops in order as shown on the original flyer
ES-Pops.jpg

Soldered new braid to all GI lamps because most of the original was torn or broken during disassembly
ES-GISolderingDone150729.jpg

Now at the stage that the pops too are soldered. Now ready for placing back all other items such as coils, cable loops, pcb's and new correct color stand-up targets
ES-POPSSolderingDone150729.jpg

I've got them from a German site. They also have the colored skirts and cool bumpercap lights such as round neons or up and down lighting circular LED strips.
These people have tons of cool stuff to trick out your game...

http://www.pinball.center/en/shop/pinball-modding/transparent-bumper-bodies/

Is someone here the proud owner of a t-nut schematics for this great game? Am at a loss for what size t-nut goes where on the backside. Didnt make any notes of this cause I tought it would be an easy re-install. NOT hahaha

any help welcome, might aswell be a simple list of what size goes on which playfield side part...

thanks

Exactly.... its that handfull of others that interest me... thanks anyway for checking..

great... I then have to check my toolbox again. I seen to also have de bigger ones 8-32

and playfield please...

Please let me know as to where to get the decals from. I'm searching a lot but finding is the problem...

here a spot you can check out for your wanted item...

http://www.ministryofpinball.nl/nl/earthshaker-plastic-surfer-boy.html

A friensd of mine is having a problem with his machine.
it starts up, but after pushing thstartbutton no balls are coming into the shooterlane. Going there tonight and all pointers are more then welcome.
looking for poor contacts, will reseat the connector on the nterconnect board. Anyone knows to what connector and board the signal goes from there?
Also a switch test, a coiltest and will look at solder connections.

do I miss something in this line-up?

thanks in advance people

Can anyone tell me where on the Interconnect I can find the signal from the credit button? Which connector and pin?

thanks... let u know how I did...

btw
the number indicated on the schematics which are mentioned in front of a J or a P stands for the circuitboard it is on or connects to?
is there a list of which number corresponds with which circuit board?

Much appreciated....

Repro playfield just went into production at CPR....

http://classicplayfields.com/order.html

I once bought a repro ES backglass but that was direct from their store. I am also on the list for a repro WhirlWind playfield which is just ahead of the Earthshaker.
Might be able to tell you when that ships...

Does any one from Europe knows of a place where I can get myself a nice LED kit for my game?
With warm withes for GI and maybe colored ones for some or all the inserts.

Or should I better put a box together myself? If so id there some one who already has this done before and is willing to share their list and reference photos for the end result?

Thanks guys...

Yeah a before and after list of some of the more ' in sight' parts of the pf...

Thanks a M-M-M-Million.....

I see in your GI section two different QC bulbs; one with 1 output and one with 2 outputs. Can't find them in the shop at Comet.
Can you specify for me? Or send me a link to the right item?
Almost done ordering now...pfff big list

I'm seriously thinking about sunlight whites. I know the warm whites comes as close as possible to the incandescents. Still I would like a little more brightness without going all the way with the cool whites.

I think just the sunlights for the pf. Warm whites for the back box...

Having a hard time ordering my Sunlight bulbs from Comet. More often bulbs are sold out and I don't want to pay shipping twice by ordering in batches.
I need these 1smd bulbs for GI. Others like the 2smd are too bright or de NG versions won't fit the holes in the pf because they're slightly bigger in size.

Ordered my Ultimate Led Kit at Pinball Bulbs yesterday during their Black Friday offer. Incredibly helpful and fast too. Everything was immediately available.
Great service guys...thanks a lot

And I managed helping them out with completing their custom list by adding leds #555 for the Earthquake Institute

Hi all...
I have huge difficulties finding replacement parts as shown in the pic. All metal posts shown broke off their threads so I'm missing all posts circled in red. Is there someone who knows what the part numbers are and maybe even where to get 'em. Can't seem to locate a vendor.

If anyone knows or is willing to order for me with full expenses paid please shoot me a PM.

Overview PF w Support Pins (resized).jpg

I shot you a pm

Thats exactly the problem... I don't have the sizes because I, unknowingly of their 'hard-to-find'ness, threw them out after I depopulated mine and broke of in the process.
Is there still anything You can do? Maybe send me the complete bundle of these posts. I'll then for sure have the correct sizes and in the end some spares.

PM me for details if this is a way you could/would go.

Tia

It is far more then just reasonable; its just that I cannot physically measure any of the requested posts since I threw them away, bein broke in half and not reusable in any way.

If there would be anyone in the proces of de- or re-populating the playfield, please please measure the posts circled in red in one of my previous pics and reveal their sizes, lenghts and threads if possible??