NBAFB Lamp Matrix Issue / Missing Diode

[Zack Wilson]

Seeking some help. Have multiple inserts lighting on an NBA FB. Tracked it back to "In the Paint 2" and noticed the diode (I think this is a diode) is missing on one of the connectors.

The working ones have the blue area (presumably covering a diode):

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Whereas the problematic one doesn't. Presumably someone clipped it in the past.

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Can I just clip the wire, somehow attach an in-line diode, and recrimp the model to the diode lead? Or do I need another small piece of wire?

Any recommended parts for extending/crimping this?

[flippy]

Post by Zack Wilson
Seeking some help. Have multiple inserts lighting on an NBA FB.
Tracked it back to "In the Paint 2" and noticed the diode (I think
this is a diode) is missing on one of the connectors.
https://images.pinside.com/c/9a/c9a3862ae1cc22ff2d98afda79973d167c83ec

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Post by Zack Wilson
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Whereas the problematic one doesn't. Presumably someone clipped it in the past.
https://i1.pinside.com/b/f9/bf99232ae268e24d2d7f2c55d0e756fc3dd96a56/r

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Post by Zack Wilson
sized/740/bf99232ae268e24d2d7f2c55d0e756fc3dd96a56.jpg
Can I just clip the wire, somehow attach an in-line diode, and recrimp
the model to the diode lead? Or do I need another small piece of wire?
Any recommended parts for extending/crimping this?

I don't know why you think this is a diode problem.
The only thing I see in your photos are connectors.
I have never seen diodes placed right next to a
connector on a pinball machine.

[Zack Wilson]

Problem solved. It was missing a diode. I pulled the pin out of the moldex connector, wired in the diode in the correct orientation, and repinned the diode leg into the molex. Plugged it in, and everything is now working fine.

Post by flippy

Post by Zack Wilson
Seeking some help. Have multiple inserts lighting on an NBA FB.
Tracked it back to "In the Paint 2" and noticed the diode (I think
this is a diode) is missing on one of the connectors.
https://images.pinside.com/c/9a/c9a3862ae1cc22ff2d98afda79973d167c83ec

d

Post by Zack Wilson
6/resized/large/c9a3862ae1cc22ff2d98afda79973d167c83ecd6.jpg
Whereas the problematic one doesn't. Presumably someone clipped it in the past.
https://i1.pinside.com/b/f9/bf99232ae268e24d2d7f2c55d0e756fc3dd96a56/r

e

Post by Zack Wilson
sized/740/bf99232ae268e24d2d7f2c55d0e756fc3dd96a56.jpg
Can I just clip the wire, somehow attach an in-line diode, and recrimp
the model to the diode lead? Or do I need another small piece of wire?
Any recommended parts for extending/crimping this?

I don't know why you think this is a diode problem.
The only thing I see in your photos are connectors.
I have never seen diodes placed right next to a
connector on a pinball machine.