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Quoted from cottonm4:I'd like to convert my old pins to expansion springs for more positive action but have not yet figured out a way to do it without it looking like an abortion.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/full-restore-of-a-whirlwind#post-5205753
Quoted from Robotworkshop:I received some old pinball boards in trade for repairing an MPU. There were five system 7 displays included that weren't working. No words other than no solder bridge too far...
Three had broken nipples but I can probably save the other two.[quoted image][quoted image]
salvageable, but were the displays outgassed?
Quoted from j_m_:I don't know about that. I had a stainless version of those for my deck. they were a pain in the @ss to remove when I re-did the deck. I replaced them with star headed screws, which do not strip.
I agree, I'm not a fan of the square drive. In theory, they should never strip. In reality, I've seen a ton of them strip out. Yes, using the right bit.
Quoted from RobDutch:Just got this WPC95 board to fix a weird hack/fix..
The capacitors both have a resistor on each of their wires.
So instead of just 2 capacitors, this hack/fix involves 4 capacitors of the wrong size, and 4 resistors
Also because of the way they are placed, they are very very loose and move a lot..
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But, do they calculate out to the correct capacitance?
Quoted from Canuck_pinhead:the work is a bit less I think
It's not. With a hardtop you just strip the top. On a full swap you strip the top and bottom.
Quoted from slochar:Don't most people doing the hardtop do a lot of insert work and clearcoat it before sticking it down though for best results? That's more work to me.
Is 30 minutes really that much more work? That's how long I spent sanding my inserts to 3000 grit and then a quick coat of rattle can clear.
Quoted from slochar:Not from the threads I was reading people were going way more over the top with it, sanding it and multiple coats.
Some people will take anything to the extreme. Multiple coats of clear aren't necessary. The whole point is to remove flaws and then making the inserts clear again.
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