Help with light strips

[Bagdad]

So I've installed the Light strips in my Hurricane following the instructions but they don't light up.

Anyone can help me with that until PB get back to me?

https://www.pinballbulbs.com/installs/w ... stallation

[quarter grabber]

I've installed a ton of these kits and never had a problem. Check the solder joints at the lightstrip base

[quarter grabber]

I mostly put them in SAM system games but i do have one in my T2. I can snap a pic of the install and post later if you'd like.

[Bagdad]

Check the solder joints at the lightstrip base

They look fine. Do you see any issue with the way I plugged the harness? I've try to plug it in both j18 and j17 with no success...

FYI: I have no idea if that would cause any issues, but I've got one ramp disasembled, so 2 of the switches are disconnected atm.

[Bagdad]

They told me it's probably a fuse that is blown. Gonna have to check that out...

[Bagdad]

Well, I've found one of the fuses was indeed blown. Will change it this week-end and see if it does anything.

Also, I've noticed that one of them (the 5 fuses shown in the picture) was a Fast Acting fuse, but in the manual is listed as Slow paced. Should I replace this one too?

[cap]

Well, I've found one of the fuses was indeed blown. Will change it this week-end and see if it does anything.

Also, I've noticed that one of them (the 5 fuses shown in the picture) was a Fast Acting fuse, but in the manual is listed as Slow paced. Should I replace this one too?

I think the worst that will happen is it will blow more easily. You can change the fuse if you insist but if it does not blow I don't see the urgency of doing that.

[Bagdad]

I changed the bad fuse today and the light strip is still not working...

I only tested the 5 fuses on top of the connectors (the ones shownd in the picture), should I also check every other fuses on the driver board?

...Also, I just realised the Ferris Wheel is not working anymore... Since the game was in restoration for a while, I have no idea when it stopped to work. All I know is that it was working when I started repopulating the playfield a while back...

Man, what a pain

[Splitskull]

you got to find why the fuses are blown. Not just change them. There is a reason why they pop

[Bagdad]

you got to find why the fuses are blown. Not just change them. There is a reason why they pop

Yeah, I tested all the fuses and found another one was blowned on the driver board. Also, I did the solenoid test and found that the spinning disk on the back box is also not working anymore ...

That's weird cause I haven't really touched anything on the wiring and stuff since I've started repopulating the playfield...and everything was working back then.

The only "electrical thing" I did was the LED swap, spotlights installation (working), and pop bumper lamp socket install (working)...

I'll try to change the fuse today, and if it blows again I'll have someone come home to check that out...

[Bagdad]

Don't know if this could be related but it does'nt feel right...

[Bagdad]

Okay.... So I've went to the store and bought new fuses...

I replaced the blowned one, and it insta-poped when I turned the machine on.

Then, I did a little testing and replaced the insta popped fuse and unplugged some connectors from the board. J117 & J118 (The one I tried the light strip connector on)

Turned on the machine; the fuse is GOOD.

Reppluged J117, the fuse is still GOOD, AND the ferris wheel and spinners are now working !! YAY!

Replugged J118 (without the light strip connector attached) : Fuse is good, ferris and spinner ok.

So...err, I guess it's the light strip connector then? What do you guys think?

[Bagdad]

Is that normal that the multimeter needle is moving a little when testing and the empty fuse socket on the board?

Normally when I test a blown fuse or another empty socket, the needle is not moving at all.


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[bigpumba]

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