Hi guys, I've never seen this one before. Wow what a cool game, it was worth every minute seeing this come back to its glory again. I like these era games A LOT lol. Thanks for mini series!! I've had a couple of late nights watching the videos, love it.
@ 4:45 when you were reading off the tools needed from the sheet, you mentioned alcohol. I am sure you required some after putting this thing together.
Wheez….wheeez….(pinched nose nerdy voice) “I prefer the magenta plasma displays made between march and June of 1988 in Indonesia on the night shift by Batmen bin Suparman because I felt the crippling need to tell you for no reason”. 😆 solid work Ron, thanks for the video.
18:42 I like that more solutions are created to deal with the issue of the batteries corroding these boards. What is the benefit of these new batteries over NVRAM options like Pinitech or another manufacturers have available?
I recently played the new "Twister" Pin at an event. That machine had all the bells and whistles, lcd screens, added ramp that drops the ball directly onto the spinners. To be honest I kinda prefer this machine. I just don't see the point of LCD screens playing footage while in the middle of a pin game? Just seems like a distraction to me. As always great vid!!
After all your work you've finished up with a lovely looking machine, now all you have to do is crate it up and send it to me in Ireland.😀 All the best.
I've done a couple of Wolff's kits. It's actually a lot of fun. Reminds me when I would build model rocket kits with my dad. Mr. Wolff makes a great product.
Did an awesome job on this one. Looks like a great machine. I have never managed to come across one of those before ...But (in most whiney comment complainer voice possible) The sOuth LIght In tHe COmpaSS isn'T WORKing!
The Special Solenoids switches are wired directly to the Power FETs bypassing the CPU. I wonder why the special solenoids don't use the CPU to turn on/off the Power FETS?
@LyonsArcade @ron Use IC socket pins on the LED displays. That should put them closer to the panel glass. I like the machined socket pins, but use whatever you prefer. Note that they are avaliable in single rows, and should come in several heights
I’m pleased to see you still up and running after watching the devastation caused by Helene…..What a catastrophe! ….This Whirlwind turned out great, and I think the displays look really good. … and they don’t burn hot like the originals, … much better for long term home use. Great work Joe and Ron. See you on the next one.
Ron, The emulation for the Pinball Hall of Fame games, both the Williams and Gottlieb collections for the Wii, is so spot on that you would have to play it just to experience it. I am sure you can find footage here on YT. Now, it is possible to launch the ball up that ramp if the conditions are right. If you have enough speed behind the ball, you can kick the ball up that ramp again with that flipper and either get Skyway tolls or possibly light up the E-Ball. I have done this on both the actual cabinet and the Hall of Fame. The target right below that ramp is your skill shot bonus. Just wait until you achieve Multi-Ball. That is when all hell breaks loose and if you aren't on your toes, your balls will drain faster than a keg of beer at a frat party. One last thing, I wish I was there to give this classic PIN a test run.
Regarding the LED depth difference, the only way I can see to match it to the plasmas' depth is to socket the LEDs or route grooves around the wooden board. Worth it to anyone?
They probably use vacuforming for the topper, all you need is a form usually made of wood and you suck a hot plastic sheet onto the form. Very quick, cutting the holes and attaching the grills would take longer than forming the plastic. I don't usually like games that use spinners or magnets to change the direction of the ball, usually they make the ball fly right into the drain, this one looks like it doesn't mess up the track of the ball as much as is looks like it should.
Ron, I lied about the one more thing. If I am not mistaken, I saw Fun House on your sales floor that needs repair. When do you think you will be tackling that one?
Batteries in series the voltages add up. Batteries in parallel voltage will be the same as each individual battery, the capacity adds up in parallel. Great video keep them coming
That topper is actually vacuum formed. Its surprisingly easy and low cost to do vacuum forming of plastic, especially for low production. Vacuum forming basically heats a sheet of themal plastic, and then applys a vacuum after being lowered onto a mold, sucking the plastic around the mold. The "mold" can even be made of simply wood for low production. A 3D scan of the interior of the original part, and a bit of time on a CNC router and its ready!
When it comes to LED alphanumeric displays, I'm very particular about how they look compared to the original plasmas. I've yet to come across an LED display that looks as good as the original. Plasma displays allowed each character to be wider and each segment to be thinner, allowing it to look and read more legibly. And IMHO, of all the LED displays available, WolffPac's is the worst looking. I'm guessing all LED 14 segment displays, regardless of who manufactured them, can't be made as legible as the original plasmas and that's a shame
@@LyonsArcade it's nothing you or WolffPac did wrong. It's just LED displays in general don't look as good as the original plasmas. It's a preference, just like how you prefer incandescent bulbs over LEDs. No one's fault it's just unfortunate plasma displays are no longer being made. Unfortunate sign of the times.
Why do you feel the need to tell us? It'd be like me saying "Hey thanks for the comment but I prefer when women comment. " You don't have to go around telling everybody every little thing that's sub part in your estimation. You probably do that in your regular life and it probably causes you problems with the people you know, and you don't even get it.
It's impressive people
It really cool that led replacements can be sourced found for these Newer style pinnies. Its best solution than having a broken display.
Wow! That's a nice machine!
Hi guys, I've never seen this one before. Wow what a cool game, it was worth every minute seeing this come back to its glory again. I like these era games A LOT lol. Thanks for mini series!! I've had a couple of late nights watching the videos, love it.
Wow great job what a awesome pin
Looks like the south arrow on the compass is not lighting up except during multi ball
I wonder if it started working because of all the vibrations from playing multi ball. It does seem like a intermittent connection to me.
Hope you all are safe and well after that wet deluge named Hurricane Helene.
Best wishes to you and your families from hurricane free Wisconsin. 🙂
Hoping that Ron figures out that there is a light at the center of the wind rose that he forgot. What a great looking machine!
Another reason that the battery board has two coin cells on it in parallel is so if you change them one at a time you don't loose settings.
Those instructions call for rubbing alcohol Ron, not peppermint schnapps... we're watching you buddy.
@ 4:45 when you were reading off the tools needed from the sheet, you mentioned alcohol. I am sure you required some after putting this thing together.
The pinball man can 🎶 the pinball man can, coz he fixes what is wrong and makes the damn thing work 🎶 👍😉
I notice one of the T-Shirts has been "Strategically" placed...😂😂 Do that Battlezone next!!
Wheez….wheeez….(pinched nose nerdy voice) “I prefer the magenta plasma displays made between march and June of 1988 in Indonesia on the night shift by Batmen bin Suparman because I felt the crippling need to tell you for no reason”. 😆 solid work Ron, thanks for the video.
I'm glad your pinball skills have improved; that was fun to watch.
The music reminds me of Sonic Spinball for the Genesis.
18:42 I like that more solutions are created to deal with the issue of the batteries corroding these boards. What is the benefit of these new batteries over NVRAM options like Pinitech or another manufacturers have available?
I recently played the new "Twister" Pin at an event. That machine had all the bells and whistles, lcd screens, added ramp that drops the ball directly onto the spinners. To be honest I kinda prefer this machine. I just don't see the point of LCD screens playing footage while in the middle of a pin game? Just seems like a distraction to me. As always great vid!!
Great work. I recently had Whirlwind in our tournament. Thanks for making the series of video on this.
After all your work you've finished up with a lovely looking machine, now all you have to do is crate it up and send it to me in Ireland.😀 All the best.
You've bought a lovely machine back to life, looks fantastic.
another great video that topper is awesome :D can you guys fix the Super Mario game in the background next i would love to see that one up and running
I figured out what's wrong with the display. It's broke
How did you know?
@@LyonsArcade I break a lot of stuff not on purpose so I know when something is broke 😁
I think the display would rather like to identify as BPOKE… 😅
I've done a couple of Wolff's kits. It's actually a lot of fun. Reminds me when I would build model rocket kits with my dad. Mr. Wolff makes a great product.
I agree!
Did an awesome job on this one. Looks like a great machine. I have never managed to come across one of those before ...But (in most whiney comment complainer voice possible) The sOuth LIght In tHe COmpaSS isn'T WORKing!
I love the Wolffpac displays. The displays like this can seem overwhelming but the satisfaction of building yourself is worth it.
The Special Solenoids switches are wired directly to the Power FETs bypassing the CPU. I wonder why the special solenoids don't use the CPU to turn on/off the Power FETS?
Smart customer buying it rough, getting it almost perfect. A machine to be proud of.
Thanks Ron. Enjoyed the adventure! Catch you on Friday.
That looks like a fun game! Should make the next owner super happy!
Looks like the bottom arrow lamp just burned out in this video.
Hey Ron have you ever worked on a Checkpoint by Data East?
does the lady say 'tut tut looks like rain' or 'uh oh, looks like rain'?
I use Xpin displays as they do not require any soldering and are plug and play.
I use Wolffpac displays as they require soldering and aren’t plug and play.
@LyonsArcade
@ron
Use IC socket pins on the LED displays. That should put them closer to the panel glass.
I like the machined socket pins, but use whatever you prefer.
Note that they are avaliable in single rows, and should come in several heights
I’m pleased to see you still up and running after watching the devastation caused by Helene…..What a catastrophe! ….This Whirlwind turned out great, and I think the displays look really good. … and they don’t burn hot like the originals, … much better for long term home use. Great work Joe and Ron. See you on the next one.
Ron,
The emulation for the Pinball Hall of Fame games, both the Williams and Gottlieb collections for the Wii, is so spot on that you would have to play it just to experience it. I am sure you can find footage here on YT. Now, it is possible to launch the ball up that ramp if the conditions are right. If you have enough speed behind the ball, you can kick the ball up that ramp again with that flipper and either get Skyway tolls or possibly light up the E-Ball. I have done this on both the actual cabinet and the Hall of Fame. The target right below that ramp is your skill shot bonus. Just wait until you achieve Multi-Ball. That is when all hell breaks loose and if you aren't on your toes, your balls will drain faster than a keg of beer at a frat party. One last thing, I wish I was there to give this classic PIN a test run.
Regarding the LED depth difference, the only way I can see to match it to the plasmas' depth is to socket the LEDs or route grooves around the wooden board. Worth it to anyone?
They probably use vacuforming for the topper, all you need is a form usually made of wood and you suck a hot plastic sheet onto the form. Very quick, cutting the holes and attaching the grills would take longer than forming the plastic.
I don't usually like games that use spinners or magnets to change the direction of the ball, usually they make the ball fly right into the drain, this one looks like it doesn't mess up the track of the ball as much as is looks like it should.
Amazing restoration video. Looks like a ton of fun. Also looks like the yellow arrow pointing south is not working.
Great job as always
Ron,
I lied about the one more thing. If I am not mistaken, I saw Fun House on your sales floor that needs repair. When do you think you will be tackling that one?
Batteries in series the voltages add up. Batteries in parallel voltage will be the same as each individual battery, the capacity adds up in parallel. Great video keep them coming
9:25 🎶We gonna rock down to, electric avenue, and then we’ll take it higher!🎶
Hi Ron thanks for doing whirlwind one of my favorites
The alcohol is to steady the hand not for the PCB right…right
we're going to rock down to Electric Avenue🎶🎵
Gorgeous repair, your blue replaced the too blue true blue in a great way
"This game is cool... literally.". 😂
The down “South” arrow is not working
It's a beautiful game but it seems the topper should be lit.
wow what an awesome game! as always great job Ron!
That topper is actually vacuum formed.
Its surprisingly easy and low cost to do vacuum forming of plastic, especially for low production.
Vacuum forming basically heats a sheet of themal plastic, and then applys a vacuum after being lowered onto a mold, sucking the plastic around the mold.
The "mold" can even be made of simply wood for low production. A 3D scan of the interior of the original part, and a bit of time on a CNC router and its ready!
Many pinball parts are vacuum formed!
After forming, they are cut/trimmed to final shape, and things like decals, plates, screens, etc added
Great job as always.
Hope you were ok with Helene.
rubber band man?
Yodelayheehoo
👍👍👍😎☕
Spectacular!
is it possible the old board just need the solder re-flowed? any how great video as always!
Unfortunately we tested it out on an earlier video and the glass is bad
#2
i clicked the link and bought a yugo!
Hell yeah!
When it comes to LED alphanumeric displays, I'm very particular about how they look compared to the original plasmas. I've yet to come across an LED display that looks as good as the original. Plasma displays allowed each character to be wider and each segment to be thinner, allowing it to look and read more legibly. And IMHO, of all the LED displays available, WolffPac's is the worst looking. I'm guessing all LED 14 segment displays, regardless of who manufactured them, can't be made as legible as the original plasmas and that's a shame
Ok anything else you’d like to complain about? You just went out of your way to tell me I’m doing it wrong.
@@LyonsArcade it's nothing you or WolffPac did wrong. It's just LED displays in general don't look as good as the original plasmas. It's a preference, just like how you prefer incandescent bulbs over LEDs. No one's fault it's just unfortunate plasma displays are no longer being made. Unfortunate sign of the times.
Why do you feel the need to tell us? It'd be like me saying "Hey thanks for the comment but I prefer when women comment. "
You don't have to go around telling everybody every little thing that's sub part in your estimation. You probably do that in your regular life and it probably causes you problems with the people you know, and you don't even get it.
@@LyonsArcade bless your heart
@@LyonsArcadeNice burn 👏😂
Hey Ron!!
Hey Jason!
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