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Arcade Collecting => Miscellaneous Arcade Talk => Topic started by: divemaster127 on February 19, 2008, 09:07:56 pm

Title: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: divemaster127 on February 19, 2008, 09:07:56 pm

I'm pretty sure coin rejects on stern pins are 12 volt correct,  I was wanting to pull the bulbs & put in triple leds in
thanks
dm

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: divemaster127 on February 19, 2008, 09:10:57 pm

The bulbs are #555
dm

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: divemaster127 on February 19, 2008, 09:19:46 pm

thanks for the help
dm

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: Ken Layton on February 20, 2008, 12:59:46 am

Pinball coin entry lights have been standardized on 6 volts for 50 years now.

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: Level42 on February 20, 2008, 05:01:30 am

And you should keep the bulbs IMHO.

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: ChadTower on February 20, 2008, 11:32:54 am

I've been toying with alternate lighting behind my backglasses too.  Some of them are just too damn expensive to use heat generators.

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: Level42 on February 20, 2008, 11:47:22 am

Yeah. I guess one day incandescent lamps will be illegal (not sure if those tiny one's will be included) but nothing can match the look of them.

I do understand about all the advantages of LED's of course and I understand the reasons for choosing for them...I just wish someone would develop something that has the same "color" as bulbs....

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: ChadTower on February 20, 2008, 11:50:21 am

Personally, I don't really care much about the color issue.  I do care about diffusing LED light, though, so that it's not bright in some spots and dim in others.

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: ChadTower on February 20, 2008, 12:03:58 pm

I've heard of guys using "stained glass paint" on 47s to try and make up for flaking backglass areas.  Haven't seen it in person, though.

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: ChadTower on February 20, 2008, 12:22:59 pm

Quote from: pinballjim on February 20, 2008, 12:11:39 pm

Never done anything with the backglass yet, but I use painted bulbs on PFs occasionally just for kicks.  Doesn't make the game play any better. ;D

I recently played a restored Hulk that had all green tinted playfield lights.  It really put the playfield over the top.  I'm seriously thinking of doing that to my Fathom when I get it out of storage.

Title: Re: coin rejects on a pinball
Post by: CrazyKongFan on February 29, 2008, 05:59:24 pm

I don't know if it would help here, but I'm in another hobby, model railroading, and alot of the manufacturers have been switching from bulbs to LED's for headlights. When they first did it, they were using those white ones that looked blue when lit, which really looks unrealistic. One of the solutions is to dip the white ones in Tamiya Clear Orange paint (Tamiya is the brand). It made them look more yellowish, which, while still not correct, looked alot better than the blueish white. They do make other clear colors, so you may be able to experiment with them and possibly come up with a specific color combination you're looking for.