AFM saucer strobe not working

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The strobe on my AFM is not working. I removed the saucer and the bulb looks pretty black. Is there a decent replacement bulb, or would the bulb/board assembly from pinbits.com be the way to go? Also, any other components associated with this to check?
 
The strobe on my AFM is not working. I removed the saucer and the bulb looks pretty black. Is there a decent replacement bulb, or would the bulb/board assembly from pinbits.com be the way to go? Also, any other components associated with this to check?

Pinbits upgrade is a great option
 
Did you buy the $18.00 kit from Pinbits? If so, was your bulb good and you didn't have to do anything else other than use the parts from the kit?
 
I had replaced the bulb first with no luck. Then, I bought the $18 kit from pinbits and that's all it took to get it working. According to the repair article, the cap at C1 and the triggering transformer are usually the culprits as to why the strobe is not working. This was exactly the problem with mine.
 
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