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Whirlwind - My first resto

By orangegsx

6 years ago


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#4 6 years ago

Looking good. I just recently stared mine, and replaced a bunch of the stock stuff. Let me know if there is anything you need.

#10 6 years ago
Quoted from orangegsx:

One question I did have. Is there anyway to stop the upper flipper from hitting the ball guide? Or do I just have to keep extra rubbers around?

Wowzer, that appears to be an adjustment issue, either with the way the flipper was set or where the ball guide is sitting. It's something to be aware of when reinstalling, check your spacing and adjust flipper accordingly.

Also kudos for taking the time to regrain. I've been on the fence about it, but it may be a nice break from the PF stuff. The flaps are awesome. I've heard these work great too, but only go up to 400g: https://www.harborfreight.com/4-in-400-grit-abrasive-ball-61183.html

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#20 6 years ago

Great progress, everything is looking awesome so far!

#25 6 years ago
Quoted from orangegsx:

So far the bumpers are the first thing that I am not fully enjoying working on. Only five more to go though!

Bumpers are pretty much the worst of it. There is nothing more miserable. You're doing great and they look sick!

#33 6 years ago

Check your ribbon cables, reseat and check continuity. 99.9% likely it's a cable issue.

#39 6 years ago

Do you have another display or ribbon cable on hand so you can rule the display or cables out?

#46 6 years ago

Wow, that looks like my old HS CPU. It should be easy enough to test the continuity of those traces to make sure they are all in tact.

I've got a great board repair guy out here. He's setup with all of the Williams test rigs. If you want his name I would be happy to pass it along.

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#58 6 years ago

Deep breath, it's rare that these things can't be fixed.

My boss has a minty Gorgar, I sent his boards out to be rebuilt, got them in and seated the ribbon cable incorrectly, boomsauce down the line. Sent them back out to my board guy and a few swapped parts and they were as good as new.

It sucks, but it happens and luckily you have plenty of resources available to you.

#62 6 years ago
Quoted from Schwaggs:

In the mean time, remove the ribbon cable from the display and see if the CPU will boot.

+1

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#70 6 years ago

Very nice. What did it end up being?

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