Guarding the fill tip on the back of a score display
Steps
- Before working on a display, find the small glass fill tip sticking out of the back of the glass tube.
- Slide a short piece of 1/2" rubber tubing over it.
- Fill the tubing with silicone bath sealant so it glues itself in place.
Systems
Related tips
- Missing segment on one or more score displays
- Missing digit on one or more score displays
- Display fault: board or display?
- Gottlieb System 80: bottom segment missing on one display that follows it: replace Z1
- Brightening a display from the game's own supply
- Restoring brightness on 4, 6 and 7 digit display boards
- Brightening a dim Futaba display with a 9 V battery
- Gottlieb Futaba displays run on low voltage
Source: Repairing & Upgrading Gottlieb System 80 Pinballs from 1980 to 1989, Part Two, Clay Harrell (pinrepair.com)