Monroe Township, NJ
It’s amazing how neat you get that wiring. Awesome job.
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Fantastic job. I wish I had thought of doing mine like this. I took apart brand new switches and reassembled them so the lugs matched the originals. It was not worth the effort. I haven’t even put them in yet because I’m dreading doing it.
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Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:I always start with lamp sockets & power braid. On this game I eliminated the original lamp holders for the 2 large heavily populated areas. I know there are aftermarket holders for these, but I prefer the real deal 44/47 bayonet lamp sockets on all my builds when I can, just a personal preference that I don't think anyone is ever going to change my mind on.
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Got any tips for soldering the lamp socket brackets so effectively? I always struggle with these.
Quoted from WeatherbyMAG:A lot of heat. I run my soldering iron at 850 & use a big tip. To pile it up in the back corner of the bend of the socket like I do & then dunk the braid into the molten pile of solder takes a lot of heat. I go overboard, but this is one of those things I'd rather know I'll never have an issue with in future. If you just do a quick dab of solder on corner of a bracket etc, if bracket is too cold etc can have a bad solder joint that falls apart in future.
I solder these in place with the socket screwed down, & that screw will pull a a lot of heat away from solder as well. I know some people will solder the socket off the PF & then install, hope their solder does'nt interfere with the screw, & then add their braid after the socket is screwed down, but that is way more work than necessary IMO.
Thanks for the info. I will try it that way. I’ve been doing mine off the playfield. You’re right, it is definitely more work than necessary.
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