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Bally Atlantis score display gizmo is FLICKERING

By irobot

2 years ago



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    #1 2 years ago

    The LED Numeric Score displays are all flickering. You can read the displays, but they're flickering noticeably.

    Never had this problem before.

    Any ideas what it wrong?

    Thanks.

    I'm referring to the LED displays in the photo, not LED light bulbs.

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    #2 2 years ago

    Anyone?

    Bueller?

    Bueller?

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    #3 2 years ago

    irobot, all my Atlantis score displays just started flickering to!

    After researching Pinside threads, Ray's Tech Tips, diagnostics, cleaning, checking for cold solder connections etc. and finding nothing obviously wrong, I'm thinking the displays are just old originals, likely degassing and needing replacement.

    The only thing I noticed was a bit of blackening (oxidation) on the left side first digit and a bit on the right side last digit. According to Ray that is a sign of degassing and so to just bite the bullet and order new Led displays. This makes sense to me, as even if that is not the problem, I will likely need to replace the displays at some point anyways (my Atlantis is a keeper). He mentions not to buy and install old used ones as the problem will likely display itself again!

    Hope that helps.

    1 month later
    #4 2 years ago

    Thanks

    My Atlantis is a keeper too.

    It's such a fun game considering how simple it is.

    very "zippy"

    #5 2 years ago

    wait a second...

    if the LEDs are failing, why would they all start flickering at the same time?

    they can't all have failed at once

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