[Jukebox-list] AMI I-200

[David Breneman]

--- John Robertson <pinball at telus.net> wrote:

> Not to go too far off-topic, but, no, the #47 was not the standard.
> The 
> manufacturers all used #44s for the brighter appearance. Operators 
> discovered that one could use the #47 and WICO (and other
> suppliers) started to carry them.

Well, I must admit I've only worked on a couple dozen pinball
machines, and the neweest ones were 2-3 years old when I got
to them (the oldest being 5-10 years old) in the late 70s, but
I've *never* seen a #44 bulb in a machine - never.  Based on
what you say, that suggests a startlingly aggressive and
thorough regimen of bulb substitution on the part of operators,
bolstered by the fact that the Gottlieb and Bally distributors
at the time only sold #47 bulbs for this application. An
interesting situation.  Either way, based on sales practices,
#47 is far and away the accepted standard of the last couple
decades.


David Breneman         david_breneman at yahoo.com


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