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72 Fireball Back Glass Lights Not Going On

By Fireball72

2 years ago



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#1 2 years ago
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Fireball72

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US Chicago, IL

2y 3,750 2

Hey All-
I am in the process of updating my 1972 Fireball Pinball Machine (just took out of storage). It fired up for the most part, after sitting for 20+ years. One of the flippers wasn't working initially, spent some time on that and is functioning as it should. Now the focus is the GI lights for the back glass - nothing is lit up on the back glass. Any ideas? Appreciate any insight anyone may have.

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#2 2 years ago
 
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TwinDavid

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US Newark, DE

4y 59,900 281 22

Check your fuses.

Check your Jones Plugs. Clean/Scuff the male ends and re-seat.

Start there.

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#3 2 years ago
 
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wolverinetuner

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US Dearborn, MI

7y 94,800 2,960 17

Quoted from TwinDavid:

Check your fuses.
Check your Jones Plugs. Clean/Scuff the male ends and re-seat.
Start there.

And be careful when removing a fuse. Bally used fuseholders that can fall apart easily today. I learned that the hard way on my first Bally.

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#4 2 years ago
 
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chas10e

Pinside member

US Kittery, ME

8y 51,550 1,309 7

Is it just the G.I. or also feature lamps such as ball count ?

Quoted from wolverinetuner:

And be careful when removing a fuse. Bally used fuseholders that can fall apart easily today. I learned that the hard way on my first Bally.

I had a fuse holder that physically held the fuse tightly but was conductively compromised. Best thing to do is replace all the fuse holders.

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#5 2 years ago
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Fireball72

Inactive member

US Chicago, IL

2y 3,750 2

Thank you all for your advice. The update is it is working as it should. I cleaned the jones plugs and gently took out the fuses then put them back in and it worked! Between those two items it fixed the problem. Thank you all the feedback - greatly appreciated.

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#6 2 years ago
 
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Peruman

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US Merrimack, NH

4y 58,300 880 8 13

Bally fuse holders are notoriously bad. My recommendation would be to replace them.

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