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Every backbox light is out although all the fuses test good.

All backbox lights out with good fuses: burned J120 GI connector

Cause: The J120 general illumination connector on the power driver board has overheated and burned, so the circuit is open at the connector.

Checks

  • With the game unplugged, inspect J120 and the matching header for browned or melted plastic and darkened pins.
  • Look at the board under the header for scorched or lifted traces.
  • If the plug won't pull off, the housing pins may have fused to the header pins; don't force it.

Fix

  • Replace both the header on the board and the connector on the wires; a new plug on an old header will burn again.
  • If the plug is stuck, clip the wires close to it, remove and replace the header, then crimp new crimp-style (trifurcon) pins onto the wires rather than reusing an IDC connector.
  • Repair any burned traces, and consider LED backbox bulbs to cut the current through this connector.

The GI circuit runs from transformer AC; unplug the game before working on the connector.

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Source: Pinball Repair help group!! (Facebook group)