beerorkid
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Here is a Q for ya. I am working on a funhouse and GI worked fine for a while and then the GI started blowing fuses. The connectors are still IDC, but in pristine condition. I think the problem started after I had put new rubbers on a few areas. When tearing down the playfield to clean it, I noticed that I did not have the left sling shot rubber on correctly and it was resting on the bulb, which basically became the peg for the side by the inlane because I missed the post it should of been on.
I could put a new fuse in and leave it powered on and it would not blow, but once I started playing it would blow the fuse after a minute or two.
1. Could the bulb being stressed by the rubber have shorted it somehow?
2. can bulbs actually fail in a way that they short out and blow fuses?
Going to continue to clean the machine and replace all bulbs and hope the issue goes away before I go through the pain of finding the issue. Bummer is that it only happened during gameplay, not in attract mode.
3. Last question is can I power on the game with most of the connections from ramps and upper playfield parts not connected?
I could put a new fuse in and leave it powered on and it would not blow, but once I started playing it would blow the fuse after a minute or two.
1. Could the bulb being stressed by the rubber have shorted it somehow?
2. can bulbs actually fail in a way that they short out and blow fuses?
Going to continue to clean the machine and replace all bulbs and hope the issue goes away before I go through the pain of finding the issue. Bummer is that it only happened during gameplay, not in attract mode.
3. Last question is can I power on the game with most of the connections from ramps and upper playfield parts not connected?