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Whirlwind restore: some help needed

By Baritonomarchett

11 years ago


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#31 11 years ago

Good stuff Dante! And the Marco stuff note: fan blade is larger than the shaft that they sell. You need to make up the difference on the shaft thickness. I used a vinyl vacuum cap to make up the thickness.

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And here are the replacement parts if you decide you want turnkey. Although, it looks like you will have to fabricate the arm, which should be pretty easy to do with a vice and a piece aluminum
Fan Motor: http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/14-7956Fan: http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/03-8375

#32 11 years ago

And here's a shot of the Marco fan blade with an original motor (Marco's should be the same though) and the vinyl cap:

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