How To Clean Pinball LED Sockets The Easy Way

Pinball machines can be an excellent source of entertainment for your customers. This

is why you should consider installing a few of these machines in your bar, restaurant

or coffee shop, in order to make your clients stay more and consume more in your

store rather than in other establishments. If you already have such machines, you

probably know they are fairly easy to maintain, provided that you take good care of

them and you keep them clean and in good condition. This means you should check them

on a regular basis, looking for minor problems that could turn into big messes. A LED

which doesn't light can be quite annoying for the player who wants to have the full

thrill of the game, with all the sounds and visual effects triggered by an awesome

shot.

Sometimes, those lights don't work because their sockets collect dirt and grime, so

there's no electric contact between the socket and the bulb itself. This is good,

because you don't have to replace the bulb. However, it can be tricky, because those

sockets can be difficult to access and to clean.

Even if you don't know how to clean pinball LED sockets, you should consider learning

it, as it's not rocket science. If you didn't know it, you will be glad to know there

are some special pinball bulb socket cleaning sticks. They only cost a few dollars

and they can enable you to clean those sockets fast and easy, without the need of any

special tools or qualified technicians. Even if you don't succeed in doing a perfect

job from the first attempt, you should know that practice makes perfect. Try again,

with a bit more care and you are going to manage it eventually. If you don't, check

the bulb, because it could be broken. Of course, checking those LED lights which

don't work should really be the first step before attempting to clean their sockets.

It's only after you've seen all bulbs are good, that you can go ahead and use the

cleaning tool to remove the rust and the grime that may have accumulated there.

All you need to check out is whether you have the bayonet style of bulbs in your

pinball machines and you're good to go. You can clean them yourself, because removing

those bulbs is extremely easy. There's no thread and no need for special tools. These LED bulbs

can be removed by twisting them a quarter of a turn and pushing them slightly.

After you've removed the bulb, you need to insert the cleaning stick into the socket

and twist it gently. Its surface is made from an abrasive material which is going to

remove all debris and dirt on the socket, making it shiny clean and ready to receive

the bulb.

If you are careful with your pinball machines, they are going to serve you for a very

long time, despite all the smoke, dust and wear and tear caused by those avid

players.