Pink Panther
Gottlieb, 1981I've got two lights that aren't getting any juice on my Pink Panther play field. Is there a good guide to troubleshooting lights? I've tried new bulbs and even replaced the bayonet sockets just to be sure. No luck. All of the lights around these work fine.
-Thanks for your help
You need the manual to see which transistors drive those lamps.
You will find those transistors on the driver board.
It will probably be an MPS-A13 but may be an NDS-U45 (harder to find)
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Quoted from ChrisHibler:You need the manual to see which transistors drive those lamps.
You will find those transistors on the driver board.
It will probably be an MPS-A13 but may be an NDS-U45 (harder to find)
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I traced back the to the transistors and they're fine. I even replaced one just to be sure I wasn't checking them incorrectly. What's the next thing to look at?
Does the lamp socket have about 6VDC at both solder lugS?
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Quoted from ChrisHibler:Does the lamp socket have about 6VDC at both solder lugS?
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This might be a stupid question but are the solder lugs where the wires are attached to the socket? If so then no, no power at the sockets when lit.
Thanks for the help Chris.
Quoted from Yeastlord:This might be a stupid question but are the solder lugs where the wires are attached to the socket? If so then no, no power at the sockets when lit.
There are no stupid questions. You are correct, the solder lugs are where the wires attach to the sockets.
Both solder lugs should have power. If they don't, then trace back through the wire that should be common to all sockets (since it delivers power). There might be a break in that wire.
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