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Whirlwind not booting

By marcandluv

1 year ago



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    #1 1 year ago
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    marcandluv

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    I got this pinball in mid nineties and the kids played it several years. At some time they said it wasn't working properly so I unplugged it. That was probably 15 yrs ago. It has been sitting in the basement since then. The grandkids saw it and started wanting to play it so I started it up. It has several problems. So here is the first question. Both right flippers are dead. I found that the F7 fuse on the auxiliary power board was blown. Also the contact on the eos of the lower flipper was bent so that the switch would not open. Could this cause the fuse to blow. I am entering this with no clue of what I am doing. Thanks for your help.

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    #2 1 year ago
     
    BTF

    PinballManiac40

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    Quoted from marcandluv:

    the contact on the eos of the lower flipper was bent so that the switch would not open. Could this cause the fuse to blow.

    Yes. It is keeping the high voltage on because the EOS switch is staying closed.

    You also would notice the coil is also getting hot as well

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    #3 1 year ago
     
    HAR

    harig

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    Quoted from marcandluv:

    I got this pinball in mid nineties and the kids played it several years. At some time they said it wasn't working properly so I unplugged it. That was probably 15 yrs ago. It has been sitting in the basement since then. The grandkids saw it and started wanting to play it so I started it up. It has several problems. So here is the first question. Both right flippers are dead. I found that the F7 fuse on the auxiliary power board was blown. Also the contact on the eos of the lower flipper was bent so that the switch would not open. Could this cause the fuse to blow. I am entering this with no clue of what I am doing. Thanks for your help.

    Check for battery corrosion after so many years

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    #4 1 year ago
     
    KSN

    2manypins

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