(Topic ID: 236187)

Stern Lower GI Issues on Spike

By The_Director

5 years ago


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  • Latest reply 5 years ago by DNO
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    #3 5 years ago
    Quoted from The_Director:

    Anyone else fighting lower GI issues on later model Sterns, mainly Spike system games on location? They've started putting two LEDs directly above the flipper mechs on either side and those 4 and the 4 at the slings seem to be going out, becoming intermittent or weakening by vibration in and around those areas. Curious if anyone has come up with a workable solution for this rather than replacing LEDs, fiddling with them, reflowing sockets. Not such a big deal at the sockets at slings, but the ones above the flipper mechs are a huge PIA to get to. Just sucks to have almost whole bottom third not illuminated as well as it should.

    many issues and unfortunately it appears to be spike node board related, not merely a physical issue with a socket.

    Half power/ partially lit bulbs... even when replaced the symptom is the same and follows the whole lower string.

    #5 5 years ago
    Quoted from PinMonk:

    Is it an issue of the power connector to the spike board that powers this GI getting oxidized?

    really?

    So I assume an easy way to test would be to jumper form the first socket in the line to the male pins on the node board?

    Does repinning take care of it?

    #8 5 years ago
    Quoted from PinMonk:

    It wasn't obvious due to the location, but on the Metallica LED, once I pulled the connector off you could see the plastic had browned a bit and the pins did not look shiny. Repinning and new connector took care of it. Very Bally/Williams-esque.

    so odd! What do you think is causing this premature failure?

    #9 5 years ago
    Quoted from DNO:

    This is 100% the sockets, and fixing it sux

    wait... you are saying sockets and others are saying connectors?

    what is the issue with sockets and why only the lower strings failing? what is the fix?

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