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Arcade Collecting => Pinball => Topic started by: HaRuMaN on March 12, 2009, 02:45:53 pm

Title: LED's in Pinball Machines
Post by: HaRuMaN on March 12, 2009, 02:45:53 pm
Saw a bunch of pins at the AZ BYOAC meetup that had LED replacement lights in them, was curious what people think of these?
Title: Re: LED's in Pinball Machines
Post by: Visitor Q on March 12, 2009, 03:26:02 pm
Where is the check box for "love"?
Title: Re: LED's in Pinball Machines
Post by: Flake on March 12, 2009, 03:51:38 pm
clearly I'm a fan
Title: Re: LED's in Pinball Machines
Post by: Xiaou2 on March 12, 2009, 03:58:48 pm

 Depends on the LED and where its placed.

 I saw a pin backbox loaded with them, as well as the general
Illumination, with white leds.  However, they gave off a Bluish Tint to
them... and it looked horrible.

 On another machine, they had used some multicolor leds under some
playfield inserts that looked very nice.

 Some games use leds without any insert... and are too intense to
look at.

 Leds under things like slingshots (general illumination) do not look
very good because the LEDs do not spread the light out enough, as
well as have the wrong color hues.
 
 They are nice in that they wont need replacing for a very long time..
and that they do not make playfeild destroying heat like most lamps
do.
Title: Re: LED's in Pinball Machines
Post by: Visitor Q on March 12, 2009, 04:05:39 pm
I wish I could have took good video of the before and after on my MB. It was q night and day difference!

Yes... There are a few spots on the game where I don't care for LEDs but that is under plastics more or less. You really need to get a few to try them out and change them around.

The one's that Terry carries are the best, Pinball Life.
Title: Re: LED's in Pinball Machines
Post by: pinballwizard79 on March 12, 2009, 05:49:32 pm
LED = AWESOME
Title: Re: LED's in Pinball Machines
Post by: Cyberflexx on March 13, 2009, 02:51:38 pm
Can you put LEDs in an EM machine?

How do I get started in LEDs swapping?  Whats the cost to redo a playfield?


Edit:   :-[ I figured it out..  just a direct swap, which is kool..
Title: Re: LED's in Pinball Machines
Post by: RichSorr on March 14, 2009, 10:39:07 am
Depends on the machine for me. I've done it to two games in 2 different locations I've worked at. Recently a POTC and it looks great. The other was a simpsons pinball party, which I wasn't feeling so I changed them back.