Quoted from popperette:It seems that changing them would be the way to go. I think there was 150 bulbs.
I’m curious what goes wrong with the sockets. Is it corrosion or do the sockets loosen up somehow and you lose continuity.
These sockets have the cut out “V” section in the bottom of the socket. The solder tip off the bulb makes contact there. The “V” acts like a spring and pushes the side tips of the bulb into the side slots of the socket. It looks and feels like the bulb and socket are making Contact and should light up. Any idea on what causes these sockets to go bad? I can’t see them wearing out since there are no moving parts?
The plating has done its job
many metal parts in games have been plated (usually zinc), the plating protects the stronger metal underneath, but eventually the plating oxidizes and the base metal goes rusty
