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Sky-Line fuse labels don't match schematics

By zh2oson

6 years ago


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#19 6 years ago

Hi zh2oson
Gottlieb Corral, Sept 1961 has fuses: 5 Amp slow-blow for 110VAC, two 1 Amp slo-blow in 110VAC-Circuitry for "Bank-Set-Up", 10 Amp (???) for 25VAC, 10 Amp (???) for 6VAC Litebox, 15 Amp (???) for 6VAC Playboard.
North Star, Oct 1964 has fuses: 5 Amp slow-blow for 110VAC, two 1 Amp slo-blow in 110VAC-Circuitry for "Bank-Set-Up", 10 Amp (???) for 25VAC, 10 Amp (???) for 6VAC Litebox, 10 Amp (???) for 6VAC Playboard.
You have an Skyline, Jan1965.
Buckaroo, June 1965 has fuses: 7.5 Amp (???) for 110VAC, two 1 Amp slo-blow in 110VAC-Circuitry for "Bank-Set-Up", 10 Amp (???) for 25VAC, 10 Amp (???) for 6VAC Litebox, 10 Amp (???) for 6VAC Playboard.
Ice Revue, Dec 1965 has fuses: 5 Amp slow-blow for 110VAC, two 1 Amp slo-blow in 110VAC-Circuitry for "Bank-Set-Up", 10 Amp (???) for 25VAC, 10 Amp (???) for 6VAC Litebox, 10 Amp (???) for 6VAC Playboard.

I do not like to talk about fuses --- do I get sued when an accident happens - You are injured or killed by electricity ? General rules are: Whenever You do not need electricity (as You study the pin): Toggle-off - unplug the main power cord. When You have plugged-in: Wear rubber gloves or use an wooden stick to fumble on relays etc. NEVER touch metal parts - especially do not touch solder-lugs.

A bit of loud thinking --- what when an preowner of Your pin had the paper labels to the fuses missing --- he was itchy and said "I want to have the pin to look original --- well here I have some paper tags from another Gottlieb pin --- well, the text does not 100% match - but surely it looks neat when I attach these (other) paper tags". Do You know about ? You bought the pin and wonder about schematics and paper tags telling different numbers.

I would rely on the schematics. You may do (remember: UNPLUG the line cord when You want to work on / in the pin): Put an smaller Amperage-fuse into --- then plug-in, toggle-on and play - play many games: If (if, if) the fuse does not blow within maybe 2 to 4 weeks: Put-in an even smaller Amperage-fuse into --- then do the same.
As long as You have smaller Amperage compared to "recommended Amperage" in Your pin: You are fine.

NEVER forget: The fuses are in the pin to avoid damage on the relays and steppers --- the fuses in the pin are NOT meant to protect You. My personal opinion is - an 8 Amp fuse in the place where an 7.5 fuse should be: I could live with.
I once did some tests - result: On all places I could have "half size Amperage" fuses. So I say: Try an 5 Ampere fuse - worst case scenario: The fuse blows (((and of course: You had unplugged the main power cord before fumbling on the fuses - and after plugging-in: You never touch metal stuff))).

Here is an topic about fuses: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/why-does-an-1-amp-slow-blow-fuse-not-blow-control-bank-reset
Here we can see that there can be extreme danger (110VAC all around) in a pin: https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/why-do-i-always-unplug-the-main-power-chord
Greetings Rolf

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