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Title: LEDs in coin door
Post by: SirPeale on May 07, 2003, 08:36:13 am
I've been thinking about using LEDs in my coin doors.

http://www.exabytesystems.com/default.php?cPath=23 (http://www.exabytesystems.com/default.php?cPath=23)

Since the rejects are red already, I figured I might use the 11000 mcd ones, as they're far brighter than their white 9000 mcd counterparts.

My question is: would they be too bright?

Unfortunately, although I know how LEDs work, I don't know how to calcutate their brightness.  I know that the higher the mcd, the brighter the bulb, but that's about it.
Title: Re:LEDs in coin door
Post by: TazMan on May 07, 2003, 08:44:21 am
Are you using a Happ Coin Door?  Even if you're not, does the coin door you're using have a socket for the bulbs right now? On my cabinet I am using LEDs from thes guys SuperBrightLeds.com (http://www.superbrightleds.com).  They have the wedge base T3 1/4 and the 4 bulb led is plenty bright enough, plus it has a built-in limiting resistor and you can snag the 12v from your PC power supply

WLED-R4 Red LED bulb
12V Red 4-LED Wedge Base Bulb
$ 1.59
Title: Re:LEDs in coin door
Post by: KevSteele on May 07, 2003, 08:48:06 am
I used two ultra-bright white LEDs in my coin door lights. They're only a little brighter than the original lights, and much cooler (literally).

Here's a pic:

(http://users.adelphia.net/~kevsteele/mame/photos/coindoorlights.jpg)

More pics and details in my "Lazer LED" review:

http://users.adelphia.net/~kevsteele/mame/lazer.html (http://users.adelphia.net/~kevsteele/mame/lazer.html)

I picked the Lazer LEDs because they were pre-fitted with a Molex power connector and already had the appropriate resistor wired in (yes, I'm that lazy  ;) )

Kevin
Title: Re:LEDs in coin door
Post by: SirPeale on May 07, 2003, 12:54:52 pm
Are you using a Happ Coin Door?  Even if you're not, does the coin door you're using have a socket for the bulbs right now? On my cabinet I am using LEDs from thes guys SuperBrightLeds.com (http://www.superbrightleds.com).  They have the wedge base T3 1/4 and the 4 bulb led is plenty bright enough, plus it has a built-in limiting resistor and you can snag the 12v from your PC power supply

WLED-R4 Red LED bulb
12V Red 4-LED Wedge Base Bulb
$ 1.59

Interesting...that just plugs right into the original socket?
Title: Re:LEDs in coin door
Post by: TazMan on May 07, 2003, 01:54:29 pm
Yep - that is as long as the original socket is T 3 1/4  - which is what Happ uses as default for their coin doors and Illuminated push buttons, which by the way I switched the incandesent bulbs with these leds also.  I actually just used the one bulb T 3/14 leds from them for the pushbuttons
Title: Re:LEDs in coin door
Post by: SirPeale on May 07, 2003, 02:47:48 pm
Yep - that is as long as the original socket is T 3 1/4  - which is what Happ uses as default for their coin doors and Illuminated push buttons, which by the way I switched the incandesent bulbs with these leds also.  I actually just used the one bulb T 3/14 leds from them for the pushbuttons

They're not Happs coin doors.  One's a Williams coin door, the other two are from CoinCo.
Title: Re:LEDs in coin door
Post by: KevSteele on May 08, 2003, 08:35:15 pm
Yep - that is as long as the original socket is T 3 1/4  - which is what Happ uses as default for their coin doors and Illuminated push buttons, which by the way I switched the incandesent bulbs with these leds also.  I actually just used the one bulb T 3/14 leds from them for the pushbuttons

Very cool! Thanks for the URL -- I may just swap out my current LED setup for socketed LED lamps.

Kevin