Playfield repair and troubleshooting Williams Whirlwind Pinball

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@kevwolf69 3 ай бұрын

Just want to say... your content is by far the most soul healing I have witnessed in a looonngggg time. Yes I have a history of arcade restoration on a small scale, so your channel just works for me. UK based.

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, we're glad you 'get' it. A lot of people don't get the channel :)

@samuelcolvin4994 Ай бұрын

2:40, you took the words right out of my mouth! I don't do much pinball repair these days but I was thinking that that looked a lot like a 1970S-1980s GM dashboard PCB!

@DodgermanGames 3 ай бұрын

This was one of my favorite pinball machines. I have the digital version on my PS5. Thank you for restoring it!

@markjackson1444 3 ай бұрын

Great video and excellent progress. You are harnessing the power of the wind. This game is now light years away from the tired old machine you started with Someone is gonna love this game in their collection. Thanks for posting.

@nuNWO 3 ай бұрын

I will never forget playing this table for the first time... smashed after too much tequila & beer at a London West End Salsa club I stumbled away to play this machine flashing away.. I hadn't noticed it had a great big fan on top... the memory of the "WTF" is happening this is so wowwww when it kicked in has stayed with me

@williamnutley5509 3 ай бұрын

Ron, Thanks for the video! I hope your family and Joes family are safe. Have a good weekend. Catch ya on Tuesday!

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

We're all safe, thank you!

@ShawnBernard70 3 ай бұрын

From one Shawn to another Shaun.... I cant wait to see Ronnie put the clock together thanks for sending it to him... you didn't have to do that but you did.. probably something a Sean wouldn't do... ;) Ronnie..... I bet you can fit at least 150 vacuum tubes in that box if you stand them up right... another 250 in the gift bag... Yall stay safe through the storm!! Irony of the situation just hit me... whirlwind :o

@SolidStatePinballer 3 ай бұрын

I've restored an older Bally here in Tokyo and your videos were a great help during diagnosis. Now I watch them while working on my various projects. Keep up the great content!

@kakarrot62 3 ай бұрын

God i really love watching your videos. the only problem is once i watch it i have to wait for you to post the next one. my OCD is kicking in!

@irieman442 3 ай бұрын

I love this game. Except for all of the ODB's on this one. Lots of Ol dirty basta... bulbs in there. So cool to see it up and running and back in service. This is one of the "newer" games that I love. Have a great weekend everyone. I hope all of the east coast crew made it through the storms!

@simondempsey1 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, looking good, coming on nicely.

@punisherxs6654 3 ай бұрын

I like the way this pinball plays.

@Jesselovespinball 3 ай бұрын

Let’s see how many you missed a light comments we get 😂. Looking fantastic Ron ! You and Joe always do a great job , you’re a great team !

@Vamptonius 3 ай бұрын

He left out at least two on purpose for that very reason.

@andybrunton1941 3 ай бұрын

I keep searching the evilbay for EM pinball games in need of repair (I've been corrupted by watching your channel!) - prices seem silly apart from you guys who seem reasonable on prices for fully working games! Love the channel Ron & Joe - keep up the good work.....(UK viewer)

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

It seems they're much more expensive outside of the states unfortunately...

@andybrunton1941 3 ай бұрын

@@LyonsArcade Yep. Seen quite a few stripped out cabs filled with LED's and a rasberry pie - very sad as they seem to be "furniture" for man-caves.

@pauz2175 3 ай бұрын

@@andybrunton1941eBay isn’t the best place to buy machines. I don’t know if Ron and Joe ship games, but it’s the best repair channel on the internet so you know you could buy with confidence I’d say. However, not sure what you have for buy/sell apps there but apps like Kijiji, Craig’s list, Facebook groups and dare I say it… pinside is probably a good place to start looking for machines. Good luck

@platinaatje6134 3 ай бұрын

Parts are also very expensive because of shipping cost, duties and tax. So repairing/restoring your machine is more expensive. Also, freedom screws and nuts are hard to find in Europe and when ordered are expensive while metric nuts and bolts are readily available cheap in any hardware store. For instance a #6-32 x 3/8 cos about 0.25 $ a piece!! A #6-32 nut 0.30 $ a piece. So that adds up quickly!

@WreckDiver99 3 ай бұрын

Same here where I live in the states.. A feller found several EM games that were reported as "working, may need adjusting." Pictures showed a mess. Back glass destroyed, play field half gone. Price? $8500+. These were EMs, not even something like 8 Ball or Captain Fantastic. Heck, one guy had a "self-proclaimed" parts maxhine for "Bronco", and wanted $9500 because "that is what all the parts" are potentially worth. Smh.

@Erwinhooi 3 ай бұрын

Awesome Williams, great video! (My brother still has the Williams Comet.)

@pinball541 3 ай бұрын

I have 2 Williams machines. I got a Williams High Speed that I have owned for 34 years, & a Pin-Bot I bought 5 years ago for $700. The Pinbot machine was going to be scrapped, & was just starting to be parted out. It took me 2 years to overhaul the machine, & it plays Great today. I have always prefered Williams machines even as a kid in the arcades back in the day. Data East machines were my second favorite!

@Fatal_Jinx 3 ай бұрын

Imagine just walking in on Ronnie laying under a pinball machine saying “that’s the good stuff” 🤣🤣🤣 great vid like always. 👍

@chrisSP0234 3 ай бұрын

Peak Joe’s Classic Video Games content at it’s finest!

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

Why thank you Chris

@ReallifeBambiDeerattheFarm1 3 ай бұрын

Looks like a load of fun to play!

@pauz2175 3 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Everything came together pretty nicely on this one. Now about that Super Mario! ;)

@theTemplar08 3 ай бұрын

What a fun sounding machine

@redschafer7804 3 ай бұрын

wow you make it look easy who ever gets this game is really lucky

@mymonopolychannel 3 ай бұрын

My god, I loved that game. I got REALLY good at it. Won several free games each time, only cost me that first quarter.

@stefanconradsson 3 ай бұрын

We've worked on this, we've checked the … what are they called … the solaroids and all that happy stuff. Six volts rule the game man. This is a group effort. I take responsibility for any errors we have accumulated in this text. For sure. Alright. Let's get on with this! There are no errors of incomprenhension, but errors of incomprehension that incomprehends errors. Structure is thus pattern and pattern is action. I am not surprising myself. Great effort for future happiness. Yes … Joe's Classic Video Games are where it's at. Just so you know. Love the buzz. I'm drunk. (Oil the sticky pivots) Cheers 🍺

@MMC_SS 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting, love your videos

@samthemultimediaman 3 ай бұрын

this is a really cool machine!!

@williamcooper2368 3 ай бұрын

Awesome GIFT ❤

@samphillips4925 3 ай бұрын

I hope Rock Hill stays safe in the Hurricane!

@MrOhYeahRight 3 ай бұрын

Once again, you guys and your families ok after the hurricane? Any damages? Concerned long time fan.

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

Yes we're just fine, nothing happened to any of our property or family.

@Spaghetti_Parmesan 3 ай бұрын

Hey Ronnie, a fellow KZbinr named Clint that runs a channel named LGR lives in Asheville north of you and was affected by the storm. Flooded and trees fell on his home. I wouldn't have found your channel without him because he bought a cabaret cabinet from you a few years ago and plugged your channel. I don't know if you're still in contact with him given your similar interests and lines of work, but please say a prayer for him.

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

I just heard about that yesterday, Clint is a good man and I’m glad to hear he’s ok but unfortunately sounds like he lost his house, sucks when a member of the community is hit like this!!!

@cheeseparis1 3 ай бұрын

33:35 wow this great save! Saw you changed the display, I may have missed a video

@rickeymh 3 ай бұрын

Ronnie and Joe. I hope all is okay with you and your loved ones. That storm was horrible!

@kingofl337 3 ай бұрын

I’m looking forward to the clock building video.

@jasonsteverson4609 3 ай бұрын

Hey Ron!!

@westcoastronnieOC714 3 ай бұрын

Hope you guys survive the hurricane. Did the video games survive? 🤣

@timacosta7015 3 ай бұрын

The skill shot is to try and hit the 3 drop targets in the mid field. The super kill shot is to short plunge to a flipper, sweep the 3 drop targets mid field and hit the single drop past the pop bumpers.

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

I accidentally pulled off that sweep on I think the next video!

@waynegram8907 3 ай бұрын

What does the Diverter assembly do? it prevents the ball from sliding down the lane/ramp?

@ronv1725 3 ай бұрын

Great video! - So Ron - What is your favorite pinball of all time?

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

I can't really say, I don't play them that much, I fix them more than I play them. I really like the old EM's, and I like the 80's more obscure stuff like Genesis, and the first ones I ever really played much were things like Addams Family. I just like working on ones I've never worked on before, like this Whirlwind.

@ronv1725 3 ай бұрын

@@LyonsArcade So any pinball that's broke! Have a good weekend.

@VulpisFoxfire 3 ай бұрын

One side thing I don't know if you spotted...the round light next to the drop targets just above the whirlwind spinners never seemed to come on with it's own illumination, though it did have some from the bulb next to it coming on.

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

It's working as a flasher in the part of the video you didn't watch

@Draugul 3 ай бұрын

Hope your all save there. Looking at the map, that flooding is way to close to you all. 🙏

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

In general all of our stuff isn't in flood zones... so the three brother's houses aren't, and our shop isn't... and our stuff in Jefferson is on top of a hill so there's no flooding issues there either. We had some power out but other than that everything is fine, thank you for checking in!

@Vamptonius 3 ай бұрын

I know you left out those two bulbs by the top flipper so I would comment.

@zachgutzmer1172 3 ай бұрын

Large hole cutout in the light panel = install a blinking gi lamp (455), small cutout = standard gi lamp

@CrazyMan_Engineer 3 ай бұрын

I hope you enjoy the clock kit I sent you.

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@MrGamma-gw5zh 3 ай бұрын

Is there a bulb in the center of the compass? And the 100k in front of drop taargets didn’t see lighting. I could be mistaken.

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

If you look harder you could probably find other things that you don't like, I miss a lot of stuff like that a lot of times, because I look for good things in life and don't look for bad things.

@MrGamma-gw5zh 3 ай бұрын

@@LyonsArcade i wasnt trying to to be negative or facetious, I was only trying to help. Sorry. I loved your channel. I just made an observation. Never again.

@brucem2007 3 ай бұрын

Actually the flashing bulbs were originally used in the backbox. They’re ‘simulating’ the lightning in the tornado scene 😊

@Starfire099 3 ай бұрын

I think you missed a burned out bulb on the playfield. Just above the 3 spinners, almost dead center of the playfield, there's a yellow acrylic circle to the right of the 3 drop targets. When you had it in test mode, I never saw that one light up and it said "(something) when lit" (couldn't make out the top word). There's nearly identical one above it on the playfield and it lights up fine.

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

That one is a flasher

@VulpisFoxfire 3 ай бұрын

Ah, same one I just left a comment about myself.

@LyonsArcade 3 ай бұрын

The thing that always gets me about things like this is, it's clearly working as a flasher later in the video so I don't know why you feel like making a comment is helping when you didn't even watch the whole video. Seems strange but people do it constantly

@mistermac56 3 ай бұрын

@@LyonsArcade I dislike nitpickers that do not take the time to watch an entire video.

@gallimead 3 ай бұрын

I'm rebuilding a system 11 board, for a road kings. And damn you Ron, every capacitor I pick up, is "100 micro farad" not 100uf.

@WreckDiver99 3 ай бұрын

First and 2nd gen electronic are still OK...it's these real new ones with the huge displays, so much crap you can't see the ball until it is 6" from the flippers...yea. Still trying to get SWMBO to let me get a machine or two, but I'll have to find one out of state. Too many think their parts machines are worth $6K...don't lowball them, they know what they got!