Coin Slot Magazine - #054 - 1979 - August [International Arcade Museum]
With the exception of No. 1458, all lamps are
S.C. Bayonet- used in baseball and shuffle games.
6-8 volts but draw varying amounts of current.
This is a general illumination lamp
Multiply average volts by current to compute watts.
and is not normally found behind
Several base styles are used:
bac kg! asses.
Bayonet-
used in machines from late 194Q's
Screw-
Wedge-
used
by Gottlieb in early to late
to present Lamps No. 44,47,51,55,
1960's
130, 455, 1458 have the same base.
bumpers.
used in machines generally from the
2-pin-
used
mid 1930's to 1940. Lamps No. 46,
pop
50, have the same base.
pop bumpers and advance
by Williams in
bumpers
in
late
disappearing
1950's.
The chart is keyed to the bulb styles sketched to
scale below:
1
That's the basic information.
Here's the selection
nes and names can be replaced by the No. 455
scheme:
flasher lamp.
Not every lamp need be replaced
Within interchangeable series (44, 47, 51, 55
by the more expensive flasher.
130, 455) and (46, 50) choose the lowest watt
that several well placed flashers can replace double
age rating lamp and/or the lamp that provides
the amount of regular lamps. In some applications
the
(shortest
it may be necessary to cut away a small sliver of
In this way heat is both minimized
wood from around the lamp socket in order to
greatest clearance to the glass
package).
Chances are good .
get clearance for the bulb to be inserted.
and kept away from the inked glass.
The collector,
Here are examples of selections throughout the
unlike the operator, does not
depend on briliantly Sit games for the machine
machine:
to appeal to players and produce revenue.
Backglass-Choose No.
47,
No.
51
of No.
removing every
130.
other
lampx in
Lower wattage is available with the No. 47 but
areas.
You may wish to put back some.
the No. 51
rather
look
achieved.
lamp is shorter so the same effect is
cause
Recent information shows the No. 130
at a
more dimly
Try
the illumination
I would
lit machine than
light bulbs to glare through bare areas of
the glass.
lamp to be the equivalent of the No. 47 for lower
om
in the .c
m
:
u
m to be u preferred
se
With screw type bases, choose the No. 50 over
No. 51.
For this reason they
fro are
m
d
-
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the No. 46. The No. 50 is a lower profile bulb.
over all others. The ad
No. 130 may
be more diffi
d
a
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cult to find, o
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Pop and Advance Bumpers-ln many cases, the tall
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er A style lamp will touch or interfere with the
Promptly remove any No. 55's and replace.
wattage
plus
the
shorter
Throw the No. 55's away!
package found
bumper cap.
They are not suitable
This causes discoloration and distor
for pinballs in any way, shape or form-too hot.
tion of the caps.
Lamps supplying constant illumination behind sce
lamps only.
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Replace with No. 51 or No. 130
No. 55 lamps will fit but will literally
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