IGT Belly Glass lamp not working

[wrkey]

There are two flourecent bulbs in the machine. One above the reels and one below in the belly glass. Both locations have seperate 'starter circuits' that work indepently to light the bulbs. The upper lamp would not light on this machine. I swapped bulbs and the top remained unlit. I swapped the starter circuit 'box' and the problem moved from the top to the bottom lamp. Therefore I have determined the problem is in the starter circuit.

The starer circuit 'box' has Tabuchi H8W-INV001 printed on the circuit board. I've included a photo of the starter circuit box.

So.. how expensive are these components? How difficult are they to fix? I have some basic electronic skills and a digital multimeter and soildering gun so I am dangerous and sometimes effective. If I was to try and fix it myself, any suggestions on where to start first?

Thanks in advance for any help!

[luckydog]

one of our members may have one or you could try stealth

[FTKServices]

send that picture & the name of the machine to stealth then call john & see if he can find one.

[Ballymoss]

There has been a recent thread very similar to your post concerning top light tube not being lit. On some machines/models the top glass ONLY lights when the machine has gone into bonus mode ie 777 or whatever to activate. I concede that not all machines operate the top light in this way BUT some do. An Eleco model I have for one !

Steve