Are all coin door bulbs the same.

nope, they are all the same.

#5 8 years ago

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MrBally

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To answer the thread title: No.

#6 8 years ago

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CaptainNeo

i've never seen a start button or coin slot that wasn't standard 6v 44/47 bulb. And I own games from every manufacturer and bunch of euro stuff and still all the same.

#7 8 years ago

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Gnatty

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Take your smaller Phillips screwdriver, unscrew each of the 2 screws holding the socket at each insert, pull out the bulb and reveal that it Is a 555 wedge, I'm pretty sure on WPC 95 machines. Twist the back part of the start button casing and reveal that it also is a 555 wedge. Order 3 warm white superbrites from CT, these will fit in all 3 slots.

#8 8 years ago

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Tekman

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Quoted from CaptainNeo:
i've never seen a start button or coin slot that wasn't standard 6v 44/47 bulb. And I own games from every manufacturer and bunch of euro stuff and still all the same.

WOZ is the only exception at 12v that I'm aware of.

#9 8 years ago

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CaptainNeo

why would they make the start button 12V? From a design standpoint, it's just a straight up stupid move. Why make your customers buy a special bulb just for the damn start button, when you could have used the same bulbs that everything else uses?

#10 8 years ago

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Thank you guys for the info, I should have posted here first to start with

#11 8 years ago

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Quoted from CaptainNeo:
i've never seen a start button or coin slot that wasn't standard 6v 44/47 bulb. And I own games from every manufacturer and bunch of euro stuff and still all the same.

The gottlieb genesis (system 80b) I have uses 555 on the coin door. I think just about all the other games I have use 44/47.

#12 8 years ago

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Quoted from CaptainNeo:
why would they make the start button 12V? From a design standpoint, it's just a straight up stupid move. Why make your customers buy a special bulb just for the damn start button, when you could have used the same bulbs that everything else uses?

It doesn't make sense for JJP to spend the extra money just to create 6v for a few bulbs as 6v is old tech now. I don't know anything about Spike, but I wonder if Stern even uses 6v anymore. Anyone know?

#13 8 years ago

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I took a quick peek at the KISS Spike manual. It looks like they are using +5 LED power. My guess is they are running a standard #555 LED a little dimmer? I can't confirm this, maybe a Spike owner can pull a coindoor LED and see if it has a voltage printed on it.

spike_led_pw_(resized).png

#14 8 years ago

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Jenk540i

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I actually used colored LEDs in my coin slots (Orange) and start button, red in the launch button (like MM).

#15 8 years ago

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CaptainNeo

Quoted from Tekman:
It doesn't make sense for JJP to spend the extra money just to create 6v for a few bulbs as 6v is old tech now. I don't know anything about Spike, but I wonder if Stern even uses 6v anymore. Anyone know?

5V is not old tech. You have the entire history of pinball that uses 5V and now with your one game, you are going to go and expect everyone to keep a 12 volt bulb on hand just for a handful of bulbs/leds? that would be a bad move.

#16 8 years ago

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Quoted from CaptainNeo:
5V is not old tech. You have the entire history of pinball that uses 5V and now with your one game, you are going to go and expect everyone to keep a 12 volt bulb on hand just for a handful of bulbs/leds? that would be a bad move.

My comment was 6V is old tech, not 5V.

#17 8 years ago

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