1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) Williams FIREPOWER II From 1984 by Mark Ritchie Fully stripped and cleaned before Pinfest ‘18. Metal parts hand polished. New white Titan silicon rubbers. Complete flipper upgrade to WPC style mechs with all new base plates, parts and coils. New cabinet flipper switches. New Ninja balls. Mirror blades by @Railways. New ribbed legs and chrome bolts. New target decals from Noodleshirt. Chroma Pinball coloured nuts. Two light post LEDs tied into ball lock and ball release lights - looks cool. Two playfield spotlights - very effective. One LED strip under ramp. Cabinet protectors. Full led upgrade on playfield and backbox - I bought nice bright ones to make the game pop. A few non-ghosting were required to stop flicker. I used sunlight white for the whites as a good compromise between cool and warm. New speaker (comes with original). Incochnito Bridge Board installed. Boardwork done by @skybeau - everything worked before this was done but didn’t want to take any chances before Pinfest. Ken said the driverboard needed the most work, even though the 40 pin Female connector had already been replaced , all the other header connectors were filty dirty and needed replacing. He also put mosfets in the lamp section so the large resistors wouldn’t heat up anymore. Work he did: Powersupply board: replace 1 x 18000uf capacitor , 2 x 100uf / 250 volt caps , 2 x 100uf / 100 volt caps , 1 x 100uf , 1 x 330uf , 2 x 4007 diodes , 1 x 15 pin header , 1 x 6 pin header , 2 x fuse clips , 1 x 2k resistor. Cpu board: replace 1 x 40 pin Male header , 1 x battery and holder , 1 x 9 pin header , clean and re-seat chips , 1 x 4148 diode. Driverboard: replace 8 x Irf9z32 mosfets , 12 x 9 pin headers , 1 x 100uf capacitor , 2 x Tip102 transistors , 8 x 0 ohm resistors , 1 x .01 capacitor (missing) , 1 x 4007 diode , clean up old repairs. Sound board: replace ALL electrolytic capacitors , re-solder header pins , clean and re-seat chips. Flipper board: replace 1 x bridge rectifier , 1 x 100uf / 250v capacitor, re-solder headers. Has playfield wear at bonus multiplier inserts and general signs of ageing in playfield. It polished up well though and I’ve put a current generation German playfield protector over the top which makes it play fast, smooth and quietly. Has one broken slingshot plastic which I’ve repaired. Cabinet colours are good but has dings and signs of ageing. Headbox has a couple of chunks out of it. Neck has a few chips and was separated at the corner at some stage. I had to nail and glue it as I noticed it was a bit loose just before Pinfest. All displays are fine. Has a couple of German currency coin mechs. Tilt ball in place and works. Bell inside works. Backglass is mirrored and very good for age. Has some touchups near the bulbs at the bottom. Still a 7.5/10 I reckon. Has an original manual. I have more pics if you need them. $3500 [ATTACH]145847[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145848[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145849[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145850[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145851[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145852[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145853[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145854[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145855[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145856[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145857[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145858[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145859[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145860[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145861[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145862[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145863[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145864[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145865[/ATTACH][ATTACH]145870[/ATTACH][ATTACH]147098[/ATTACH][ATTACH]147099[/ATTACH][ATTACH]147101[/ATTACH][ATTACH]147102[/ATTACH][ATTACH]147101[/ATTACH][ATTACH]147103[/ATTACH] Edited April 27, 2019 by 1.21 Gigawatts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nich2pat Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 This was one of my top 3 machines at Pinfest last year. Plays really fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Thanks Pat. Yeah this is the model where Williams upgraded the flipper power and coils. Then with the WPC flipper upgrade it’s satisfying and fast for the era. Sent from my iPhone using Aussie Arcade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Supercool game. Just had a great session on my Wild Texas which is a retheme of Firepower 2. Got 5 x bonus and ripped the spinner big time. Awesome sound package and bonus countdown. Best of luck with the sale. Sent from my ALP-L29 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Supercool game. Just had a great session on my Wild Texas which is a retheme of Firepower 2. Got 5 x bonus and ripped the spinner big time. Awesome sound package and bonus countdown. Best of luck with the sale. Sent from my ALP-L29 using Tapatalk Oh cool Rob. I saw that at the Pinball shed and didn’t know of it until then. Building that bonus multiplier is so exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball god Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Great game glws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jug123 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Not sure if im going blind, but cant see a price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VON Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 (edited) . Edited April 22, 2019 by VON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkin Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 You haven't said where the machine is in NSW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 You haven't said where the machine is in NSW? I’m in Orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkin Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Thanks mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOKERPOKER Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 You haven't said where the machine is in NSW? And he’s a great guy to deal with. Played this at pinfest and was very impressed. Duncan’s games play A1. Sent from my iPhone using Aussie Arcade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBryce0712 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 This was my favourite pin to play at pin fest... kept going back to it and a very tasteful led job too. I would grab this if I hadn't done my arse on another pin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny65 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 This was my favourite at Pinfest as well ... and fond memories of playing it back in the day. Would love to grab this as well but it'd be the last thing I'd ever do :redface ... "Hi honey, I've bought a new piece of furniture for our bedroom" HAHA not going there (if only I had some more room) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Firepower II Thanks for the kind feedback guys. I’ve uploaded a video I made this arvo on my Aldi action cam. You get what you pay for - colours are quite muted and resolution not great. The sound is out of sync too but you get the idea. The 60FPS doesn’t play nicely with the 50hz LEDs either. The left ramp area doesn’t flash like that in real viewing. Sent from my iPhone using Aussie Arcade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 I’m taking this off the market for the time being as I’m still enjoying the game a lot and my heart tells me to keep it a bit longer. Sent from my iPhone using Aussie Arcade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJS Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Thank god!! Only thing stopping me was playfield availability! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny65 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I’m taking this off the market for the time being as I’m still enjoying the game a lot and my heart tells me to keep it a bit longer. Sent from my iPhone using Aussie ArcadeHopefully Duncan I'll have some room to grab it the next time you put it up for sale Sent from my SM-G800Y using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Thank god!! Only thing stopping me was playfield availability! Ha! That’s funny because I was picturing your Star Light next to it one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 27, 2019 Author Share Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) Firepower II Okay I’ve tucked into some games in the last weeks and had a lot of fun - so I’m now happy to re-list and continue my clear out. A few new pics added. Sent from my iPhone using Aussie Arcade Edited April 27, 2019 by 1.21 Gigawatts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john17a Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 Thank god!! Only thing stopping me was playfield availability! Oh not again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 29, 2019 Author Share Posted April 29, 2019 $3200. Sent from my iPhone using Aussie Arcade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1.21 Gigawatts Posted April 30, 2019 Author Share Posted April 30, 2019 SOLD Sent from my iPhone using Aussie Arcade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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