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Caution: Replacing fluorescent bulb with LED tube in backbox

By Peak-Pin

83 days ago



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#5 82 days ago

Does this also apply to RBION, which is "Stern Whitestar (modified)" as opposed to "Sega/Stern Whitestar", and came out a year after TSPP? The tube was pulled in mine and replaced with an aftermarket "board" with LED strips. Thanks.

#8 81 days ago

Thank you, Peak-Pin. I opened it up when I got home, and it is -- as you mentioned -- tapped into a different power source.

Quoted from Peak-Pin:

It appears so. Page 107 of the Ripley's manual has the same schematic as shown in the first post.

I think this applies to any Sega or Stern that uses a fluorescent bulb, so anything pre-Spike System.

Now, if you are using a board with LED strips, it's probably tapped into a different power source and is already protected by a fuse.

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