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Bridge Rectifier Question

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RayB:
He makes a great point. It costs me about $7 / 1 hr of high way driving in a small Honda. That's shipping right there.
 ;)

Blanka:
If you do regular arcade-repair, why not apply for a RS-online account. They ship for free (here in Europe at least, I don't know the policy of the american branch), and they have every component you want shipped for free within 1 day.
http://nl.rs-online.com/web/search/searchBrowseAction.html?method=getProduct&R=6875800
50 amps: 3 euro 55.
You can't drive much for that :).

SirPeale:
I /would/ have had it shipped to me with my latest Mouser order.  This was an unexpected trip.  Guy is hoping to have it repaired by Thanksgiving because he's having a get together, otherwise I'd wait.


--- Quote from: Pinball Wizard on November 23, 2010, 12:15:10 am ---Anything that you have to drive 3 hours for isn't really local now is it? If it is truly a 3 hour drive wouldn't it be better to just order one from an arcade related website?

--- End quote ---

I'm not driving three hours to pick up the part!  I got it at the RS here in town.  :)  The machine is three hours away.

SirPeale:
It was a six hour round trip.  And I get paid for travel time.

And no...I didn't get paid to replace the bridge...because there was nothing wrong with the original.  Here's my guess:

Fuse blew - likely due to its age, stress, prior storage conditions and dirty EOS switches.  Fuse was replaced (oh, just wait!), but now it's blowing after only a few smacks of the flippers.

I did not have any 15A fuses in my kit, so since he'd ordered fuses, I asked him for one of his.

He pulled out the package...package reads 1.5A.  I ask "are those the fuses you've been using?  Yup!  So it's worse than driving 6 hours round trip for a BR...I drove all that way for a blown fuse.  :D

The trip wasn't entirely wasted.  One of his flippers is sticky (which I noted the last time I was there, but it was particularly troublesome) and it needs to be rebuilt.  I do have to ask - I have read that rebuilding the flipper assembly with modern components is a good idea.  Can the assembly be replaced with this: http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=172&parent=107

RayB:
Do you still work with Mumbles? I miss those stories.

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