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How do LED's differ from incandescent in power/pulse/spikes... (right word?)

By Don1

9 years ago



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    #1 9 years ago

    It seems that after replacing all of the incandescent with LED's in one of my machines I have started to blow the lower GI fuse every week or two. I've always thought that putting in LED's basically meant far less power consumed (less amps?) so the chances of blowing fuses should drop drastically. I've done some basic troubleshooting such as ensuring the bayonets aren't bent or touching anything they shouldn't, the wiring isn't frayed or open anywhere, all of the connections are good on the board, but I haven't gotten out the multimeter to test anything since it will play fine for a week or two between pops (playing every day for anywhere from 30 minutes to 4 hours).

    So just curious if LED's somehow blow fuses differently than incandescent bulbs because of the way they possibly draw power 'quicker'? They look like the come 'on' quicker than incandescent bulbs so that's why I'm asking.

    #4 9 years ago

    Thanks, I'll go through the sockets again and verify nothing is touching or near anything moving that might make them touch. They don't seem to go out at any exact moment like when a specific switch is activated, but it only happens when the game is being played and not when it's sitting in attract mode for hours.

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