it is confusing when someone solders a wire to another that a different color . this wiring is from a flash pinball transformer.
the red and blue wires were replaced with different colored wires near the transformer. most of the blue wire was replaced with a yellow wire seen here. i was planning on rewiring this since some of these cables have exposed wiring. can the wire be replaced wire at the base of the transformer ?

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took a look at the back ,
looks worse than i thought and somebody spliced the wire very close to the transformer.

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this mpu connector from a black hole pinball is pretty bad.

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don't know , that's the way it was when i got the pinball , but i have already replaced the connector since i got it due to some of digits missing from the score displays. whoever did this must have used blowtorch or some big soldering iron.

maybe those were what was used. looks more like antique blacksmith tools , maybe as early as western era.?

what kind of soldering iron is that? it looks like it has a giant flathead screwdriver tip.

it might be fast but not very precise.
but it would leave a mark if you touch it while its hot , like a branding iron.

i guess 1 wire is not enough for each connector that of bridge connector .

that's what happens when you use a wood screw that's too long.
oh wait.. there's two of them ! ... how did they make the same mistake twice?

oh .. i see the third one now , right next to the right flipper. it for sure looks it was done intentionally.

i would hate to see what bad shape the other pinballs are at this arcade.