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Bulb flickers with any machine activity - lamp socket?

By Flamingo43

5 years ago



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    #1 5 years ago

    My "Same Player Shoots again" bulb is, for the most part, working fine - it is dark when the ball begins, and if the Extra Ball relay activates, the lamp glows correctly.

    However, when the lamp is dark, the bulb will pulse with virtually anything on the machine getting energized. For example, if I hit a 500 point target, it will blink five times for each 100 point relay activation. It will pulse with each bonus step awarded and sometimes even when the flipper button is pressed, among other things.

    I examined the lamp socket and there is a wire connection that is not consistent with the others sockets. (Most of the other sockets have the thin wire connection at the base of the bulb only.) I am wondering if this could be the reason? I am not really sure why the bottom wires would be connecting in that manner. Thank you for any help.

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    #6 5 years ago
    Quoted from zacaj:

    Get rid of the led, or get a better non ghosting one. It's not the socket.
    The yellow wires are what connect the thin wire to the rest of the machine. This lamp just happens to be the connection point.

    Thank you, that did the trick. I appreciate the help, I will read up on LEDs.

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