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Title: IGT GameKing Florescent will not turn on
Post by: NeoNeo2 on May 28, 2022, 01:14:23 PM
Hello everyone,

 I got a GameKing where the top and belly florescent will not turn on.  There’s power on both, changed different F15T8 and still nothing.  It doesn’t have any starter receptacle so I don’t think it needs it (could I be wrong?).  Has anyone encountered this issue before and was able to resolved it?

Please help.  Thanks in Advance.
Title: Re: IGT GameKing Florescent will not turn on
Post by: Tilt on May 28, 2022, 02:19:16 PM
If you don't have a starter then you probably have electronic ballasts that run off of +25VDC from the main power supply.  Pull the power connector off of it and check to see if it's getting +25VDC to it or not.
Title: Re: IGT GameKing Florescent will not turn on
Post by: Melissarmdlm on May 28, 2022, 02:24:36 PM
Ballasts often have some basic failures on these machines. Erosion due to corrosion on the 25v plug, easy to check, harder to correct. And cold/broken solder joints in the ballast, easily fixible with a teardown and decent solder ability. Its quite easy to detect broken solder joints on some even without teardown, if the pins in the plug aren't solid, your diagnosis is done-broken solder joints.
Title: Re: IGT GameKing Florescent will not turn on
Post by: NeoNeo2 on May 28, 2022, 02:59:48 PM
Thanks.  I will try that and will let you know what’s happening.
Title: Re: IGT GameKing Florescent will not turn on
Post by: NeoNeo2 on May 29, 2022, 08:19:33 PM
So I got a working ballast and transfer it to this one, still nothing.  I think the 25v may be shot, could it be the power?
Title: Re: IGT GameKing Florescent will not turn on
Post by: Tilt on May 29, 2022, 08:47:22 PM
Did you check the +25VDC going into the ballasts?  Does the machine work except for the lights?
Title: Re: IGT GameKing Florescent will not turn on
Post by: NeoNeo2 on May 29, 2022, 09:13:00 PM
Changed the power supply, changed the power distribution…no change.

Forgot to mention that all button lights are off too.
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