[Jukebox-list]-WAS- AMI I-200

[Karl]

A lot of games came with #44 bulbs but operators in the know sub in #47's 
because they use less power and generate less heat with minimal light loss.

Karl
Columbus Coin-Op Shop
2061 S Lumpkin Rd
Columbus, GA 31903
(706) 507-2963

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Rich" <ronnnrich at yahoo.com>
To: "Jukebox mailing list" <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2008 11:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list]-WAS- AMI I-200


> Sorry guys--having computer problems--last message I attempted to send 
> would not go--this one went when I changed the subject--before I could 
> type anything ??
>  Any way, I have always avoided working on pins--but I do know that most 
> of the guys around here carried both the 44 and 47, and it seemed that 
> they pretty much interchanged them in pins.
>  Also, I remember the Bally Pinball "campaign" where they were touting the 
> # 555 as "--the end to pinball light (or lamp)  problems---" So, unless 
> John's chart is wrong, they were "not quite telling the truth'?, as #44 
> and 555's are listed as the same bulb--different socket??
>
> David Breneman <david_breneman at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> --- John Robertson
> 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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