(Topic ID: 34600)

TECH: WPC Lamp Column failed, now working again...

By mrbillishere

11 years ago



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    #1 11 years ago

    Uncharacteristically, I left a game on, in attract mode for six hours or more yesterday. At the end of the night I noticed some of the controlled lamps were out. They were all in the same column. It's a WPC-95 era game.

    Curious if anyone has thoughts as to which component(s) are most likely to stop working, then after the game has 'cooled down' can return to proper operation the next day.

    In my limited experience, TIP107 transistors will either work as they're supposed to, or flat-out fail. This is a new one.

    Ideas?

    #2 11 years ago

    Crappy solder joints on a board comes to mind.

    LTG : )

    #3 11 years ago

    Ahhhhh

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