I am wondering about my Viking power source. Mine has the wires soldered directly to the board. Every other Viking I look at uses connectors. Is mine a early production? Built in 1980, but my Black jack and Star trek have the connectors, which are older than the Viking. This board looks factory.

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#2 2 years ago

DUG

trilogybeer

Pinside+ Frequent

Elkhorn, WI

11y 150K 8,895 14 2

It should have headers and connectors. This is most likely a repair done by a tech that wanted to get the game up and running but didn’t have the parts to do a proper repair.

#3 2 years ago

AMR

BigAl56

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Palatine, IL

7y 64,800 1,658

Very common hack because the connectors tend to burn up. Board looks clean otherwise. If the back of the board is otherwise clean with minimal trace damage I would recommend a connector rebuild. Big Daddy sells a connector rebuild kit for the rectifier board with the correct parts picked for you.

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