Just got a new whirlwind and have a couple of questions. I apologize in advance if these have already been answered.

1. Are the regular bulbs under the flashers in the back panel supposed to be part of the GI? I can't get any of them to light up.

2. The spinner will move over to the right and hit the rail which causes it to stop. Is this a known issue?

3. Are spinner decals regularly available?

4.Three bulbs in the head blink occasionally (looks like an effect). When I put an LED in it stays solid. Are they supposed to occasionally blink?

Thanks!

Having some trouble with the compass and million plus flashers. They both don’t work and the wires and connections in the back box look good. I’m not sure what to look for. Could anyone help?

I noticed that there seem to be two versions of the FL11630 coil, one with two and one with three solder points/contacts. Is it required to have the one with 3 for whirlwind?

Could anyone post a picture of how their lower left flipper is wired? It would be greatly appreciated.

Absolutely, thank you.

My diverter keeps raising itself until it’s a little above the ramp every couple of games. Is there a fix for this?

This worked great, thank you!

Sorry for all the questions. I noticed the spinning discs on my playfield are much slower than they should be judging by other machines I’ve played and seen. Can anything be done to speed them up?

I have, but even on fast mode they still seem pretty slow. Watching gameplay videos, it seems like when they pulse they move pretty fast. Mine barely move at all some times.

Yes, looking under the playfield it seems that the motor simply isn’t strong enough. Wheels move smoothly. When tightening the middle wheel screw it seems to just keep turning without tightening anything.

Now it seems the wheels barely spin at all. Could the motor need replaced?

This is what the problem was! Thanks for your advice.

A switch row randomly stopped working on my Whirlwind. In the manual it says the transistor running it is Q48. I can’t seem to find that transistor on any of the boards.

Could anyone help?

I must be missing something. I can’t find Q48 anywhere on the list.

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I just found two broken/disconnected wires on the opto board for the upper drop target. Hopefully this is the cause of the issue. Could anyone confirm where these should go?

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Wow not sure how I missed that, thanks. It is an entire column, but I just found two disconnected wires on one of the switches and am hoping this is the issue.

This was it! Thanks!!