My 1176 won't turn on after I changed the meter lamp bulbs. WTF?

[benmcguinn]

My 1176 won't turn on after I changed the meter lamp bulbs.

I tried the search, but came up empty. If there are any existing threads on this manner, please do link!

I have two UA 1176's, both needed new bulbs, I changed the set on one 1176 and all was fine. Then I do the same to the second and now it won't turn on. No meter action, lights, or audio; nothing. I also checked the fuse and it's fine. I checked all of the wiring throughout the unit and everything looks fine. Also tried swapping back to the old bulbs, switching power cables/outlets, still nothing.

I can't even think of what I did wrong, I didn't mess with any of the guts other than the lamp clamps.

Any ideas or am I on my way to the tech?

Note: The working one is from 2006 (I bought new from UA) and the malfunctioning one is from 2000 (bought on eBay).

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Ben McGuinn
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[MagnetoSound]

Check for DC across the lamps. Are any of the lamp clamp terminals shorting against the chassis?