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Whirlwind Club... Members Only!

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10 years ago


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#2925 4 years ago
Quoted from krahsdnal:

I am looking for the circuit board on the back of the "door" on the back box. Mine has shorted out only about 1/2 the lights on the back board lightup. Most places on the net that I have found are sold out.
SY11-RB1-A
System 11 24V Solenoid and GI Relay Board
Cross-Reference
OEM P/N # C-11998
PCB # 5768-12243-00
Any help would be appreciated.[quoted image]

I had a similar problem once. It turned out to be the connection at the interconnect board. May want to check there before buying anything.

1 month later
#3050 4 years ago

Does anyone know what type of plastic the original Whirlwind topper is made of? I'm looking to repair mine with Plastex, but the standard kit states "Not for use on Polypropylene or Polyethylene".

3 weeks later
#3126 4 years ago
Quoted from yaksplat:

Can someone tell me what the dimension in the gap on their lift ramp looks like? I have my original version and the version from Starship Fantasy.
My original is on the left and the one from starship on the right Part number 02-4429, pin crank is sitting in the gap. In the original, it's loose and in the new ramp the pin won't move. Larry says, "The pin in your game is not the original."

Wasn't your original ramp pin cut or ground down? Mine is original (I'm pretty sure) and also cut down. Does the original pin work with the new ramp?

#3166 4 years ago
Quoted from yaksplat:

Trying to find the other end of these two connectors in the backbox. The violet, white/violet is off the lamp harness.
Does the black/black-yellow go to the speakers?[quoted image][quoted image]

Yes, the black/black-yellow on the far left in your hand goes to the speaker.

#3168 4 years ago
Quoted from yaksplat:

Thanks. Any idea about the violet - violet/white one? It's right near the 18 pin connector @ j14 on the interconnect board.

The only violet - violet/white connector I found connects to J2 on what I think is called the back panel lamp board. It's the lamp board just above the ramps at the back of the playfield, and stretches the width of the playfield. The wires go through a hole at the top of the vertical blue board at the back of the playfield. However my connector is a 3 pin IDC, with the middle pin not used.

5 months later
#3452 4 years ago
Quoted from Initiative:

while i have everyone's attention here does anyone have any advice on the best way to pull out and prop up a system 11 playfield from the cabinet without undoing/disconnecting the umbilical cord? I need to replace the left ramp on this thing and it seems the only way to get to the mounting hardware in the back is to get the playfield out of the cabinet.... feel free to tell me im being dumb and there's a batter way

This thread has your answer.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/playfield-shop-on-system-11-how-to-best-access-back-of-playfield#post-2860396

1 month later
#3562 3 years ago
Quoted from wrd1972_PinDoc:

Hey guys the disks are not spinning on my Whirlwind. Cant find references to that motor in the SM.
Any ideas?

Did it suddenly stop working or has it never worked?

#3566 3 years ago

I have always replaced them all so they match.

2 months later
#3745 3 years ago

Wow @yaksplat, that's amazing. Very neighborly of you.

2 weeks later
#3809 3 years ago

Earning extra balls is part of the fun. I have mine on three balls too.

1 month later
#3863 3 years ago
Quoted from mark532011:

Hey guys, my Whirlwind is on the container ship from Italy right now.

Curious to know if you don't mind sharing - how much does shipping a machine from Italy cost?

#3865 3 years ago

Thanks for the info. $200 seems like a great deal!

3 weeks later
#3920 3 years ago

I also have 1/2 rib on Taxi and full rib on Whirlwind.

3 weeks later
#3973 3 years ago

Finally got a 3 way combo. Made my son immediately stop what he was playing to listen.

4 months later
#4118 3 years ago

I think that one has been out if stock for a while, at least according to the availability notice. I never tried to go all the way through checkout though.

6 months later
#4310 2 years ago
Quoted from DANGERTERROR:

I have a Whirlwind on location having a weird issue.
It gives one regular bong on boot up, but never goes into attract mode. Loud feedback hum.
I poked around a bit but it suddenly worked perfectly and I never figured out what presumably chip or connector was the issue. It’s humming and not fully booting again a few days later. Any ideas? The feedback hum is super weird!

If you turn it off and back on again quickly, does it boot normally?

#4313 2 years ago
Quoted from DANGERTERROR:

Switching it in and off does nothing to change it’s hang up. Also see a garbled screen sometimes.
Then… it just works. For hours at a time.
Reseated ROMs on MPU and connectors, no effect. Getting 5V at MPU, LED indicates that, but diagnostic led flashes endlessly when the game decides not to boot.

I had a boot problem on a different System 11 that was similar. I found that turning it back off and on quickly allowed it to boot. Once the game was on and working, no problems and it didn't have the boot issue every time. The problem was a capacitor right next to the battery holder (C30 I think, at least on Earthshaker).

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