I posted in DH club, but that was probably the wrong place. Figured I’d try here.
I screwed up today. Hoping somebody can point me the right direction. I blew BR1(bridge rectifier) on the fliptronic board in my Dirty Harry. I had the board loose and then powered on(big no no) I believe the back of the board may have been resting on a screw? I saw a spark and shut it off. Turned the board around and the rectifier left black places.
Now I have vertical lines in the DMD and it knocked out most of the sound. I was trying to investigate the back of the board because I’ve been having magnet issues. That board gets the plug for the magnet. Previous owner told me that the board may be bad, because the magnet worked sometimes. Last time it stopped working I simply unplugged it under the playfield and plugged it back in. It has worked for about a year or more. Anyway this post isn’t about the magnet, although I would love to finally find a permanent fix for it.
It’s more about asking if I should just replace BR1 or go with a new fliptronic 2 board? Do you guys think it would fix my DMD and sound either way I decide to go? I’m sure the blown BR caused all the new trouble I’m facing now. Once I replace the BR or the board, I’ll have to figure out the other issues. Hey...I’m trying, but tend to create more problems while learning from my dumb mistakes.
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