Replace browned rectifier header pins and housing pins together
Rectifier board .156" header pins are almost always discoloured by now and act like resistors. Renew the header pins on the board as well as the housing's crimp pins, using Molex Trifurcon pins; replacing only one side soon browns the new part.
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Source: Repairing Bally Electronic Pinball Games from 1977 to 1985, Part One, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)