Ms. Pac-Man Coin Door LEDs

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My Ms. Pac has the wedge style bulb sockets (#555), but the voltage is 12VAC.

Am I crazy here, shouldn't these be 44/47 sockets? 555s are 6vac, right?

Almost melted my #555 LEDs..

Anyone know what the right socket style is?
 

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Yeah, voltage is 12VAC at across the lugs. Isn't that too high for #555 bulbs?
 
Yeah, voltage is 12VAC at across the lugs. Isn't that too high for #555 bulbs?
incandescent bulbs will be very bright and pretty for a limited time.

LEDs are smart and just won't light. lol

it makes sense to offload those to +12V because it's less load on the +5V circuitry.
 
incandescent bulbs will be very bright and pretty for a limited time.

LEDs are smart and just won't light. lol

it makes sense to offload those to +12V because it's less load on the +5V circuitry.
Sorry, I'm not sure what you're saying about offloading them to +12V. Can you explain?

I was thinking of just putting in the correct 44/47 sockets, and then putting the correct LEDs in
 
You should be good to go grabbing some 194 LED 12v bulbs off of Amazon. The 555 LEDs will burn up because they are rated for 5v. I remember being so confused the first time I installed a 555 LED and trying to figure out why they were getting so hot.
 
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