Complete WH20 super minty

[chris b]

ok so this wh20 has been in most of my pics for about a year now so think it's about time I got round to doing it I have been gathering parts for around the last year inc new playfield ramps cab art everything to make it a super minty no expense spared so here we go

 

[Wiredworm]

Works well as a laptop stand too.

Looking forward to seeing the progress on this - good luck with it.

 

[Spadge]

Have a word with Barry and SKI on here for the little (invisible) mod that cures a common backspin issue

I've a lovely WH20

 

[chris b]

First job done playfield out

 

[chris b]

Hammer time

 

[chris b]

Cab stripped

 

[Sgt GrizZ]

Game of the moment

Assume you have the topper?

 

[aaronhicksuk]

Yea was going to say where's the topper!

 

[Spadge]

Afaik the bulbs in the topper not available as leds.

 

[aaronhicksuk]

Afaik the bulbs in the topper not available as leds.

The major difference between the lamps in the WH20 topper and most pinball lighting is that they run on 12v instead of 6v. Comet offer a range of 12v LEDs that work just fine in the topper as I've done it to my own. The colour of the light is a lot nicer, especially if you have LED'd the rest of the machine. The waterfall effect still seems to work too work quite well too imo although the effect may be a little less pronounced. Certainly worth giving it a go though as I still think it looks better than with incandescents.

http://www.cometpinball.com/category-s/1841.htm

 

[chris b]

Ok so that's cab and backbox stripped everything sorted out to go to platers powder coaters and chrome
Time for a spot of lunch before playfield stripped this afternoon

 

[chris b]

Nice botched job on power box looks like someone just folded up to gain access

 

[chris b]

Proper soldering iron needed to de solder these line filters

 

[chris b]

Got my lap top stand back for a bit too

 

[Spandangler]

I bought a reproduction topper ages ago (well before I got the machine) in preparation for buying the machine with the topper missing.

Just the white backboard with sticker not the dome or lamp board etc..

But the machine I bought ended up having a topper so is just gathering dust if needed.

It won't give you the water fall effect but it will look ok as a topper in the worst case you don't have one.

 

[chris b]

Yes I do have the topper thanks for the link Arron for the LEDs

 

[chris b]

Ok on to the playfield first thing I like to do is disconnect every thing to the top of the playfield this saves flipping it over constantly

 

[chris b]

Ok back over to the top now and remove all ramps surprisingly enough most of the ramps are in good order but I have a full new set anyway

 

[chris b]

Next thing off is the mini playfield I will put this to one side and strip later

 

[chris b]

1 more ramp and a few plastics and that's pretty much it for the top time to flip over and do the back

 

[darren_ross]

Looking good Chris.
I don't know how you manage to get anything done with the amount of photos you take. When I'm deep into working on a machine with lots to do, I always forget to take pictures. I'd be useless in a shop log. By the time I'm done with it at night, I'm falling asleep with tools in hand.
Whitewater is a game I've never really got into much. I know people rave about it. I could never really see the fascination with it personally. I mean yeah it's alright..

Good shop logs though Chris. Keep it up

 

[chris b]

Ok on to the back first thing I remove are all the lamp boards gives you a little more space to work

 

[chris b]

The next thing I do is de solder the coil assembly's and remove them

 

[chris b]

Next thing de solder the pop bumpers and a few other bits and bats and remove the complete harness

 

[chris b]

I like to leave the plastic hoop on the harness as this gives you a better idea where it goes when re building the playfield let's hope it's good weather next week for a good jet wash session

 

[chris b]

Ok so flip back over for the last part all the posts pop bumpers off star posts and that's it job done that's enough for today

 

[Marvello]

Have you done enough of these that you don't need to take notes anymore and can just put it all back together again?

 

[chris b]

i have done loads of taf and fh and can pretty much put these back with no notes
never done a wh20 full strip before so digital camera is king

 

[Spandangler]

Chris, I'm on the look out for a nicer ramp than my existing one. It's the wide entrance one which lead from the upper playfield to the right inlane.

 

[Jay Walker]

Hi, Chris,

There's a faint possibility that this may be a game (or playfield from one) that I unpacked when new. It's really only a suspicion, but I notice in the playfield pictures that the bumper and slingshot coils were/are each positioned away from the coil stop on their bracket. That was something I always did, especially after catching the terminals of a coil on the cabinet while sliding out the playfield of a High Speed II.

Re. the damage to the line filter box; that may have occurred at a later date, when some hoon wanted to remove the u.k. socket and mains lead which we added to each game. The square black plastic 'blank' is missing from the box too, which was where the extra lead emerged (AIR, I'd open out a small inner section of it)

Other points with games I'd prepared were insulation tape on some of the coil brackets, such as knocker or outlane kickback, and a total lack of coin meter (and its wiring)