The three Bally rectifier boards
AS2518-18 is the common one (and identical to Stern's) and needs upgrades. AS2518-49, used only on Kiss, Future Spa and Space Invaders, also needs upgrades. AS2518-54, used from Xenon on, is sound and usually needs only new header pins.
Systems
Games
Related tips
- Fuses blow with a brand new rectifier board: cold joint on BR1
- What each rectifier on the board feeds
- Rectifier board test point voltages
- Upgrading the AS2518-18 / -49 rectifier board
- Bench testing a rebuilt rectifier board
- Rectifier test point ranges with fuse and rectifier
- Where the 43 V solenoid supply leaves the rectifier board
- No +12 V at rectifier board TP3
Source: Repairing Bally Electronic Pinball Games from 1977 to 1985, Part One, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)