In case anyone saw this Flash Gordon thread:
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/whats-my-flash-gordon-worth-1
None of the problems left in the machine were related to his plugging in the the small transformer to the backbox. It was the bare power/ground braid in between a GI and controlled lamp socket. Every time the controlled lamp would flash, as it does in attract mode, POOF!
Moved one socket and some shrink tubing fixed it right up.
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