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| SephYuyX:
So one thing I forgot about, and didnt plan out, was that when putting my marquee and lights in, the support furring cast shadows. Doh. Ive seen other people have the same issue around the forum, and did a general search, but I was looking for more suggestions. So yeah.. it's fairly annoying. Chipping away the furring (which is 1/2" from the marquee) isnt really an option for a few reasons, one being the theres a screw holding it on pretty close to the end of it.. but I can always move lighting around. With GroovyGamerGear's new LINX LED light, it should be pretty easy. I was originally thinking of arranging them in a U or V shape, hoping that may work, but I could Just take one of the sections on each side and face it in.. I dunno. |
| javeryh:
I always leave the cleat at least 2" from the front to avoid this issue. I'm not sure why a chisel isn't an option here though. Just place a screw about 3-4" back and then remove the screw you have in there that is close to the front. I'm not sure creative lighting will solve the problem - if you stick an LED in all 4 corners it might throw off the lighting along the marquee. Love the marquee btw. :cheers: |
| bkenobi:
One thing to consider is that arcades didn't always have perfect lighting. A couple of the cabs I've had came with a single incandescent light bulb installed behind the marquee. My pinball is the same way. As a result, the center of the marquee is much brighter than the edges. If you consider that the edges were darker anyway, the shadows wouldn't show up as significantly. Obviously, it would be better to find a solution to the problem so you can evenly light the marquee you spent all that time designing. The only thing you can do is either get the light closer to the marquee (1/2" seems pretty tight) or remove anything that will cast a shadow. FWIW, my Bally D&D pinball has a wire behind the marquee next to the light that casts a small shadow on the topper's marquee. I've thought about rerouting the wire, but haven't gotten motivated enough to do anything yet (guess it doesn't bother me that much :)). |
| DashRendar:
Yeah, can you cut angles into those support brackets rather than have them have block ends? That would probably resolve it. Or, you could use L brackets instead of wood brackets. |
| Ginsu Victim:
--- Quote from: DashRendar on August 06, 2010, 12:14:09 pm ---Or, you could use L brackets instead of wood brackets. --- End quote --- This. I pulled the wood of mine and used L brackets and have zero lighting issues. |
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