Ok.. I recently aquired three games with non-working marquee lights. Upon opening them up and inspecting the fixtures..I find them pretty much toast. Any advice on going to Lowe's or Home Depot to purchase replacement fixtures?
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Ok.. I recently aquired three games with non-working marquee lights. Upon opening them up and inspecting the fixtures..I find them pretty much toast. Any advice on going to Lowe's or Home Depot to purchase replacement fixtures?
Complete fixture at Walmart for like $7.
Chop off the cord, remove the clear plastic cover, install, done.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lights-of-America-18-Under-Cabinet-Fluorescent-Light/16877468
Check starter first though.
+1 to that. Cheaper, more reliable, better lighting. Trust me, if these $7 fixtures were around BITD, they'd already BE in all the cabs we see now.
Have you had a Walmart fixture fail in your cab? I've got 6 on location, and none of them have failed.
Now, if it's in a Nintendo game, just get the $8 under-shelf unit. The starters in the Nintendo marquee fixtures are weird and run about $28 to replace, if you can find one...
The starters in the Nintendo marquee fixtures are weird and run about $28 to replace, if you can find one...
Yes. Just had another one fail in a Nintendo cab I got from someone (I would never put one in myself). When a new game comes in to my arcade I replace the starter and the bulb (only if I see any blackening on the ends), and on rare occasions the ballast (keep those old bulbs around for testing the ballast!). Never have any marquee trouble after that. I cringe every time I see someone has pulled the original fixture and hacked one of those cheap Chinese specials in there.... You are not doing yourself any favors. Faster, easier, and often cheaper to fix the original. Hear me now and believe me later.
BTW, I'm looking for a Nintendo fixture....
You weren't running the fixture off the 100v outlet, were you?
*ducks to avoid flying bulbs*
+1 to that. Cheaper, more reliable, better lighting. Trust me, if these $7 fixtures were around BITD, they'd already BE in all the cabs we see now.
You weren't running the fixture off the 100v outlet, were you?
*ducks to avoid flying bulbs*
Ok.. I recently aquired three games with non-working marquee lights. Upon opening them up and inspecting the fixtures..I find them pretty much toast. Any advice on going to Lowe's or Home Depot to purchase replacement fixtures?
If you replace the starter and it works, I'd leave it in there as the starters are very cheap. If it's a bulb or ballast thing tho. . .
1. I typically replace them with an all-in-1 fixture. Lowe's and Depot have them. Run about the same $ as a bulb or a ballast so it just makes sense (unless you want to keep the game all original).
2. Installation is easy enough - just cut off the plug and any molex for the original fixture. Tie the two wires to the wires that supplied the power for the original light.
3. ???
4. PROFIT!!!![]()