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Fed up with replacing just replaced Eiko bulbs!

By Vintage-Pinball

4 years ago


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    #8 4 years ago

    Feature lamps on early solid state games will strobe unless one replaces the lamp driver board to accommodate LEDs. I have incandescent bulbs in mine. They do tend to burn out quicker. Steve at PBR admitted the Eiko bulb filaments are not as sturdy as the older GE and Holland bulbs. I tend to use LEDs on my EM games under inserts (also lower heat). Yes, Warm White retro type as others have mentioned. I have enough old original 44/47 type bulbs that I cull out of project games to keep for use above the play field These can be cleaned up in an ultrasonic or some have even suggested Tumblr but I like the ultrasonic treatment.

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    #24 4 years ago
    Quoted from zarco:

    Part of the problem may be the higher line voltage power companies now
    deliver. At my place its nominally 123vac and older machines were
    designed for 115vac. Some people like the 'hi tap' the transformers in
    their pins to get more umph from flipper and slings. Thats bad for
    the bulbs. Many EM's have a primary tap on the transformer for
    120vac. Try that.
    Do agree that new bulbs fail more often than old GE types
    but not as bad as some here have experienced.
    Steve

    Every game I have ever switched to hi tap, only effects the coil voltage not a general illumination 6 volt side of the Transformer.

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