HEP This Week 12-9-19

Could be more off on this playfield than a factory version since it is a CPR.
The biggest thing I did not like the looks of was the large gap in front of and behind the insert rollover though. I could have worked with or trimmed some of the other spots for a better fit.

We start this week off with breakfast
Two boiled eggs
1 slice Sprouted grains bread
1 tablespoon of natural peanut butter
1 banana
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The topside of the EBD 2 donor playfield is stripped. image (resized).jpg

This allows me to flip it over and start stripping the bottom side.
This will go a bit slowly because I will make sub assemblies and harnesses up as I remove the parts.
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The first parts to remove will be the largest starting with the seven drop target bank.

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The EBD 2 target banks are rebuilt.

All now have nickel plated bottom brackets,color correct wiring,clear tubing,plugs and of course new drop targets.
Parts not plated were cleaned and or polished.
On things like the knock down bracket I don’t go overboard because to really tear it down would destroy the rubber grommets.

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Now I will start building up the special Whirlwind cabinet. image (resized).jpg

First step is braiding it.

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The special Whirlwind base game is rough in terms of the cabinet.
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There are some bright spots.
The playfield is nice and it is a true Diamond Plate version. image (resized).jpg
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The only concern on it will be what lurks under The Cliffys. image (resized).jpg

I will be restoring this playfield though not replacing it.

It is probably just getting started really.
I also need to work the Whirlwind prototype in the mix.
I am told this may possibly be Whirlwind #1
It is s strange dynamic where you want to keep one as original as possible and make significant cosmetic changes to the other.

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Special Whirlwind lower is neatly braided with updated leg plated and protectors installed.

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He will have to take it up with Kong.
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He is a bit hung over today though partied too hard with the guys from MB

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Only thing he hates worse than having to deal with prototypes is detailing IJ Idols.I asked him nicely to help out but it was a no.
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Going with standard stainless trim on this game I feel like the paint job on the cabinet is enough on its own and the stainless and this shade of blue always work nicely together.
The replacement rails tend to run off the cabinet just a touch.
I mark them
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Then grind a radius to clean them up
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After that I clamp them together and do it with a lighter disc so they are smooth and perfectly matched. 50704D6E-6C78-4A15-AD80-6B22FB3F01F8 (resized).jpeg

Siderails are then placed.

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Maverick is anchored down but he has drug his anchor to the vacuum cleaner and continued his mission of destroying the end of it. image (resized).jpg

I like clear buttons on stainless rails.
They blend in well.
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Going with the interior decals on this one and I have true stainless hinges as well
They are WPC95 because I prefer the indentation to keep the hinge from scrubbing the rail.

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Head is mounted on lower.
Starting to look like something.

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I wiped them down with adhesive remover/cleaner .
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Then polished them by hand one at a time with buffing compound.

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Looks like this week will be EBD 2 mornings and ??? afternoons.

That said I would like to tackle the EBD pop bumper mechs this morning.

This era pop bumper is pretty involved.
There isn’t anything special about it it is just that they cram so much on the switch.
One pop bumper has 8 wires
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Of those 8 wires 6 are off the harness and the other 2 just finish carrying the connection to the lamp socket

Also there are the diode and capacitor to work in there and there is very little room to work with.
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Cosmetically these are rusty.

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I will do my best to note the differences and even then a production version will still have some other differences but I can just compare what is in front of me.

The most eye catching difference at a glance is the proto topper.
The chicken wire housing sits outside of the topper and the fan set forward within it. Mounted on a spacer of sorts.
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Sample game has the traditional topper.
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The translite s are both identical and the more rare cubs hat version.

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Moving down we get to the speaker panel.
The WW #1 has a few differences.
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The most obvious is the strange river on changes to the Super cellar door value.
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The final is the speaker grills they are the circled W
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The sample game has the production colors and grills without the riveted changes of course.

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Closing out the head I see some minor things.
First the construction is different.
The lower plate is not joined as normal on the prototype. image (resized).jpg

This is normal on the sample game.
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Next on the prototype I can see where a lock hole has been plugs on the side of the head. This must have been a repurposed head from a previous game that used the side locking mech.
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Looking at the back of the head a couple more things show up on the prototype topper it has more venting image (resized).jpg

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One of the coolest things on the prototype is this letter stapled to the back of the head.

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On to the outer cabinet.
Whirlwind #1 is a more vivid shade of blue and has no Williams script within the artwork.
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Sample does.
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Not much more to it on the lower.

Now for the playfield.
Whirlwind 1 prototype
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Not a whole lot but while it is clearly diamond plated it doesn’t say so.

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Prototype has some different locations for lettering and post.
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Sample same area.

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Most other playfield parts and assemblies on the topside look about the same.
The prototype ramps have less and more simplistic decals.
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Sample.

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The aprons differ a bit
Whirlwind 1 is numbered at 575
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Sample 574
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Prototype has lane change scripts.
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Sample does not since there aren’t any lanes to change anyway.

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The final topside difference seen is the lamp panel/plastic set blocks on the prototype are unfinished and it has the expected red board. Broken plastic too image (resized).jpgimage (resized).jpg

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By the looks of that they seem to have moved the blocks and panel forward.

I can see on the prototype location where the flasher dome could easily grab and break it.
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The sample has a larger gap built in.

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Now we open the heads.
Prototype and sample have matching lamp panels nothing of note there except the serial tag on the prototype. image (resized).jpg
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Looking a little deeper the prototype has some differences.
Most noticeable is the rougher routing of wiring and makeshift hole. image (resized).jpg

Also I do not see the triac board. Could be under the topper?

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The sample is in line with a production version and the triac is clearly visible.
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On the prototype all boards are tagged and match the prototype serial numbers.

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As I start looking the prototype over it becomes a start I am familiar with on these where they have either sat or been neglected like any other game
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Rust and corrosion. image (resized).jpg

Opening them up they look fairly identical underneath the playfield.
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Whirlwind 1 has the red boards that help further designate its prototype status.

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It also has a terrible rust and corrosion problem

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I do spot a couple or more cool things on the prototype.
These are likely designer notes.
Roll Pins F-Up!
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3/8” move
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Move spot
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Move 11/16”
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Move flasher.
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Bad spot

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Missing spot
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There are several more but more hidden or covered.

Pulled both spinning disc assemblies.
Both need to be replated. Prototype is a rusty mess.

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EBD 2 pop bumpers have been rebuilt and wired.

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Whirlwind spinning disc assemblies are torndown for plating.
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The sample game bracket actually has a rougher cut than the prototype interesting.

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Back to the warehouse.
New arrivals.

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Spirit and BSD

Working on the EBD 2.
Has been a pretty uneventful week so far just tedious teardowns and wiring.
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I am just a few more steps away from finally freeing the harness from the old playfield.
Most parts have been made into sub assemblies
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If I want to make quick and easy visual references to direct me what goes where in terms of wiring I use paints and paint pens
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For example.
Switches
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Lamp sockets
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Coils

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EBD2 coils are done.
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For the flippers I will be converting to the older style with new assemblies because the originals are beat and welded.
I will need to wire these up and reconfigure the switch stacks.

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