Frax
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So put probably 10-15 games on it since I finished replacing all the playfield bulbs with LEDs and fixed the flipper up with a new coil.
One of the links on the board has burned up half of it's insulation and completely desoldered itself on one side as well. I knew this was a possibility because when I first got it home, I knew that part of the power board was burned up and hacked back together. GI didn't work until I fiddled with that solid wire jumper, and I've had to adjust it periodically.
I'm guessing it finally got too much resistance in the joint from being loose, and that's what caused it to heat up like crazy? Either way...I think I can repair it, but the question is this...
Is it worth it? PINLED makes a 100$ replacement power board. I was going to end up buying it ANYWAYS because I want to replace the plasma gas displays with the LED ones that will last pretty much forever, hopefully. The power board I have, as said...is burnt to a crisp. Traces black charred and lifted off in some parts, the connectors removed and soldered directly to the board in at least two places etc etc...
Should I just go ahead and spend the money on this, and a crimp tool, and learn how to make a connector right for this thing to use the new power board, or try and fix the board I have? =\
One of the links on the board has burned up half of it's insulation and completely desoldered itself on one side as well. I knew this was a possibility because when I first got it home, I knew that part of the power board was burned up and hacked back together. GI didn't work until I fiddled with that solid wire jumper, and I've had to adjust it periodically.
I'm guessing it finally got too much resistance in the joint from being loose, and that's what caused it to heat up like crazy? Either way...I think I can repair it, but the question is this...
Is it worth it? PINLED makes a 100$ replacement power board. I was going to end up buying it ANYWAYS because I want to replace the plasma gas displays with the LED ones that will last pretty much forever, hopefully. The power board I have, as said...is burnt to a crisp. Traces black charred and lifted off in some parts, the connectors removed and soldered directly to the board in at least two places etc etc...
Should I just go ahead and spend the money on this, and a crimp tool, and learn how to make a connector right for this thing to use the new power board, or try and fix the board I have? =\
