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Silverball84:
So I have been collecting and repairing pins for a number of years. Never got into LEDs really. Always stuck with original. Just the other day I thought about fulllLEDs in warm white to keep the nostalgic color. I'd just like to hear everyone's opinion on LEDs and their pros and cons.

Xiaou2:
I dont think its right to call the colors "Nostalgic".  They are original, and as intended to be seen.

 Also remember that its not just about the color of the LED... but the kind of light spread.   Leds generally do not produce as many lumens of light.. and the light they produce is very highly concentrated.   This is especially a problem when looking right at them...  or when under lit up artwork... you can see a very bright area hotspot.

 Ive seen great Pinball Machines butchered by LEDs.  One was lit up with so much blue... that you couldnt even make out the playfields artwork colors at all.

 IMO, unless you put your games on route... where you do not have much time to change a few bulbs out... then stick with the standard lamps.

ebarlow99:
love them!!

pbj:
I've used them on occasion in areas that are a pain to service ordinarily.  Like in the back corners of the playfield, or in the pop bumpers on Demolition Man.  I don't particularly care for the look in general and my experience has been that they strobe (or at least appear to) in certain games.

In home use, the light bulb electricity cost and heat damage factor isn't really an issue.

ChadTower:

--- Quote from: pbj on June 09, 2014, 12:58:34 pm ---I've used them on occasion in areas that are a pain to service ordinarily.  Like in the back corners of the playfield, or in the pop bumpers on Demolition Man.  I don't particularly care for the look in general and my experience has been that they strobe (or at least appear to) in certain games.

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I'm pretty much in the same boat.  I'll stick them in places that I never want to open up again.  Inside the slot assembly on Whodunnit is a good example.  You have to take the whole damn assembly off of the playfield to change the bulbs. 

Sometimes I'll use them under washed out inserts to restore the color when lit.  F-14 has a lot of this and it can really help the blue arrow inserts.

I'll use color changers for certain white inserts if the shot is important.  If we're talking a white insert for Extra Ball, or the big scoring shot, etc then I'll use a color changer just to draw a  little more attention to that insert.  Not a super bright, I want the same level of light, but just that little touch of color rotation can draw the eye to that prompting insert better than just the plain white insert.

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