dlbagna
New member
I just bought a broken machine last night that had a known inoperative Wells Gardner 25K7191. The previous owner description was that "the light bulb had blown after he had it moved from down stairs to upstairs". At that point I determined I wasn't going to be getting much more information out of him than that.
I got the machine home plugged it in and turned it on… and CRACK! FLASH! SMOKE!… I then unplugged it promptly.
After pulling the chassis, I found that the flyback had a big hole melted through it.
My biggest fear is to replace the flyback and have the same results. Do you guys have any idea what would cause this? I am concerned that there is another problem. The ride home was a little rough, could I have damaged something in the tube or elsewhere? Are there any checks I can do to verify the tube is good? (Note: I was in my garage with the temperature being about 18 degrees F and there is no physical evidence of any other failures)
Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave
I got the machine home plugged it in and turned it on… and CRACK! FLASH! SMOKE!… I then unplugged it promptly.
After pulling the chassis, I found that the flyback had a big hole melted through it.
My biggest fear is to replace the flyback and have the same results. Do you guys have any idea what would cause this? I am concerned that there is another problem. The ride home was a little rough, could I have damaged something in the tube or elsewhere? Are there any checks I can do to verify the tube is good? (Note: I was in my garage with the temperature being about 18 degrees F and there is no physical evidence of any other failures)
Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Dave

