Omaha, NE
Quoted from CUJO:It isn't an original VJ248, states it is a equivalent. Wonder what one they would really be sending?
"This is a replacement for the original obsolete VJ248 rectifier in early Bally and Stern solid-state pinball games, and is rated 6 amps at 600 volts and has wire leads like original. Replaces rectifiers BR1, BR2, and BR3 in these games. Replaces Bally part # 00602-0003 as used on Bally # AS-2518-18 fuse/rectifier board."
The newer bridge rectifiers tend to be a different thickness than the older ones. If replacing - best to do it in a complete set of three. Clean off the old heat sink compound, apply new compound, screw down replacements and get board into place -- *then* solder the new bridges onto the board. This makes sure all three of them have good contact to the mounting plate.
