Hey guys. I recently switched out some comet LED’s with CoinTaker frosted LED’s in my Stargate. I noticed whoever owned it before didn’t have the bayonet pushed in all the way at 1A15J1 once I was replacing it. That would explain why it didn’t work until I tapped it from above the playfiled most of the time. Just a light tap and it would stay on until it vibrated loose I guess.
Anyway, since I was installing CT’s I figured I’d go ahead and remedy the loose bulb problem by twisting my CT bulb all the way in and twisting it like it should be.
Once I powered up, it blew F9 fuse.
I went and bought some more 7amp 250v fuses(1/2 amp less than it calls for not sure if that matters) at a hardware store that seem to work fine, until again I try and plug an LED into that socket. Is there a known problem with that lamp socket? Should I not be changingimg bulbs with power on, because I did that with my Dirty Harry machine with no problem whatsoever. Maybe Gottlieb don’t like that?
Update..literally one minute after posting... I also found that installing a bulb in the socket just below does the same thing. Pow! Blown fuse again. Annnnnd I gotta go get some more now so as it is now I don’t have a bulb in either socket...where as before, the comets that were in didn’t blow the fuse, just one of them want plugged in all the way.
Is it possible I have 2 bad LED’s from CoinTaker? I tried a super the first time it happened and then I tried a standard GI frosted. Both 6.3V and basically the same bulb with a cap on it.
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I’ll try. It came with LED’s in it. Was working fine with the comets.(except that one bulb wasn’t pressed down all the way and twisted in)
I just wanted to replace with frosted that I knew without a doubt would fit, and the cointakers I tested fit easily so I went with those.
I’ll have to get an incandescent bulb from my Dirty Harry and try.

Not sure what I did, but all seems to be working again for now.
I did go buy some 7 1/2 amp fuses as the game calls for and I plugged LED’s in while game was off instead of switching them while powered on. Turned it on and it’s fine now.