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Whirlwind BackPlastic GI not turning on

By Pmaino

7 years ago


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#7 7 years ago
Quoted from Pmaino:

All new LED bulbs were put in so I can rule that out.

Did it work prior with regular bulbs?

#13 7 years ago

Not sure on that game, but most that use a relay board usually have a 2nd one somewhere for another purpuse. One trick is to swap the relay board with another to confirm/isolate the problem.

Relay boards are nothing but a relay which is a low failure item, and a connector which is a high failure item. So like Lost said, check/reflow is a good start prior to purchasing a new one.

#30 7 years ago

Are these flashers or GI? If flashers, then 12vdc, if GI then 6.3VAC. And if GI you would go one lead each side of the input, not 1 lead to ground.

And trust me you do not want to shove meter leads into a socket. It is like playing the game of Operation, except instead of a buzzer when you slip, you can mess up your lamp matrix drivers. Been there, got a couple t-shirts.

#35 7 years ago

Also keep in mind that GI has 4 to 6 'strings' and each is protected by a separate fuse on the PPB. Make sure that it is not something as simple as a single blown fuse.

#38 7 years ago
Quoted from jhanley:

I know whats wrong.I traced it out.So easy to fix!

Grats! Now to figure out Pmaino...

Pmaino, the fuses will be in the manual on Page 40 of http://mirror2.ipdb.org/files/2765/Williams_1990_Whirlwind_Operations_Manual_Br_With_Schematics.pdf

To figure out which one is which,,, Page 96, Backbox Interconnect Board. Probably F5.

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#40 7 years ago

Ok you got me confused with these short posts.

Are you saying Pmaino's problem is not fuses? And you figured it out? Can you share?

Or are you saying the problem YOU had was not fuses

Need some context here.

#42 7 years ago

Ahh gottcha..

So it was an interconnector issue. Good catch.

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