Hi WCS-friends. I bought a beater a couple of months ago and am currently obsessed with trying to make it look, feel and play nice.
Not doing a restoration,but more of a pretty advanced and detailed shop-job. And i need some help badly! One (of many) wrongs on this machine was that it was missing a spacer-post and a bracket at the end of the right ramp
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What is the length of the hex-spacer?
And what part number has the "bounce-off" bracket?

Super grateful for swift help on this.
Cheers
/mima

thanks!

Hi friends! As usual when working with the machines one never has enough photos, or exactly the right ones.... Therefore I need some help identifying what goes where in a few places. And a question about function that I didn't pay enough attention to when taking the playfield apart...

What goes in the circled holes?

And, what is the proper function of the lane by the ball? The lower gate binds in both directions, and the upper gate binds downwards. What if a ball enters between the ball and tge lower right bumber? No way out... What am I missing here?

Super greatful for any help /images covering these questions...

Cheers
Mima

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Kudos!

Seems like I have a few wrongs here
Still, Could the ball get in to that outlane between the spinning football and the lower bumper? If so, how does it get out since the lower gate is blocked?
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/mima

Actually it's a one way gate, however looking closely at mattmarrs photo I realized that my gate was in fact flipped around. But it still would not open, so I adjusted the ball stop at the kick-out by turning it slightly to the left. Now the gate opens and no risc of a ball trap.

Cheers

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Hi friends. I am in dire need of assistance again. My WCS has been in smithereens for way to long now, my memory is failing and I of course don't have photos of these below playfield details... I have 3 connectors that is missing it's spouse... Where do they go?

First is at mid left playfield the gate switch just above the mini playfield (green & white wites) o can't find the corresponding connector below.... .

Second and third connector is on the front right. Close to the ball through. A two wire @ 5 position IDC (black and gray/yellow, key in position 2, next to the black) running of the 12pin IDC z-connector.

Third is next to this coming of the wire harness close by, a 3pin molex with 2 wires (black/brown & red/white)

See attached imsges. Does anyone know? Please show with images.

I would highly appreciate all and any help with these matters

Cheers
/mima

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EDIT: found the green/white switch connector (hidden away) for the mid playfield gate switch. Still confused about the two front right connectors. HEEEELP

EDIT2: I also found that molex connector (blac/brown & red/white). I should fire that moron that's been playing around with the playfield... Hmm wait that's me... Can't do that! Still need some input on the 5pin IDC tough.

Thanks for looking, I think I have a vague memory of recognizing "a loose connector" some where when disassembling. This might be it. Now to the task of understanding why it's there to begin with. Anyone knows?

Front right, close to the ball through. Emerging from the 12pin IDC z-connector

My 3D back glass ball mod.

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My custom RGB topper mod for my WCS

/mima

Thanks

Hey guys I think I know the answer for this one, but I'd like s second and third opinion. My goal through optos registers by them selves at times, and some times by vibration (ie in sync with bumpers and vuk action). They also seem to register as they should during game play and in single switch test. In switch test i can't make other switches to register for the goal through to when pressed. I have removed the solder and resoldered both the transmitter and the receiver. (see attached video clip, the first registered switch change is by its own device, then by me breaking the beam and lastly by vibration of the bumper action.

I would believe that either transmitter, receiver or both are intermittent. Or should I look for another csuse?

cheers
/mima

Hey guys! I have this small issue that has been bothering me for a while, but as it does not really affect game play I have not done anything about it.
What component on what board is failing?

During attract mode and gameplay the "D-insert" does not light.
But during lamp test it works like a charm.

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/mima

None?

I have not, as I figured that the transistor should be in action during the attract mode light show (as the bulb works flawless during the attract mode). The attract mode light show is also a cpu controlled program going through the boards components, right?

It works all the time except during game play. Odd in my book.

Besides the transistor runs a full row or column in the matrix. So some odd behavior would be expected in other inserts as well then.

Cheers
/mima

There's also this with misalignment. That assembly is prone to bind some what if the assembly is just a tad of the sweet spot. And the binding of corse makes it appear weak.

Might be worth a second look?

I did a through shop of my WCS a year back. Meaning removing all parts on top of playfield, cleaning parts and
playfield waxing playfield, replacing rubbers and broken parts etc. etc.. Removing all parts underneath playfield,
cleaning all the mecs, cleaning inserts, replacing all coil sleves etc etc.. Added carbon cliffys.

While re-mounting the free-kick-assembly I must have miss-adjusted things by a hair and I got some binding
in the mec and a week kick-out missing the goal. Some fine-tuning later It makes the goal every time
(with carbon cliffys) and I play my game pretty steep (7degree inclination)

That´s why I suggested a revisit to the assembly to see if some fine tuning is needed due to binding.

For what it´s worth.
Tuning and shopping a WCS is APITA!
Well worth it tough, a smooth playing WCS is a blast to play.

cheers
//mima

Remember waht setting#?

/mima

This is my take on the battery topic.
Custom made battery adaptor for a single CR2 or 1/2 AA lithium battery.

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Anyone interested in these battery adaptors for a single 1/2 AA lithium battery. Get rid of the Alcaline leakable batteries and just plug this adapter into your 3AA battery holder with a 1/2 AA lithium battery instead.

$10 a piece
$12 shipping (up to 5 adapter sets).

Cheers
/mima

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I recently sold my WCS, but I had the carbon fiber cliffys on the game and I liked it.

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