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Zakk:
Awesome, Probably going to be almost too bright!  Now are you running them all off the computer PS?  If so, how many do you have in there??? (or was there another thread about this?)

Again, a nice simple solution.  I especially like the cluster light for the tb...does that one shine through too bright?  I've use a single superbright led "cannon" on a happ TB and I found I had to angle it to tone it down a bit, hit me in the eye when playing...?

Howard_Casto:
Quite nice!

If it were me though, I'd drill small holes in the "shaft" of the plastic under the blades and mount your bit of metal there.  That way the footprint is the same size.

Great job though.

spidermonkey:
Nice work. You do know that that little ear that shoots off the side of the button holder (where you put the little screws) is actually the mount for a lamp. Are they Wico button holders ? They sure look like it.  I think Wico also has the correct lamps that go with those holders however I'm pretty sure that they are regular incandecent miniature lamps and not leds. Notice that the lamp mounts that come with your button holders are slightly farther away then where you mounted your led mounts. They did that so that the lamp didn't make the button too bright to the point that it would be distracting. If you've ever seen any of the classic Williams games like Robotron you'll notice that the Translucent player 1-2 buttons were rather dim and not real noticable unless the machine was in a really dark arcade and even then they weren't overly bright. That being said I still like your led idea better even if the buttons are really bright. I mounted a large flourecent fixture inside my control panel and it too really lights up all my translucent buttons. Almost too bright but they do show up even in a brightly lit room and thats the way I like it too. ;D

Oldskool:

--- Quote ---Now are you running them all off the computer PS?
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I'm going to use a second AT power supply that I have lying around. I also have to light up the coin door and might throw in a couple of cold cathodes somewhere.....


--- Quote --- I especially like the cluster light for the tb...does that one shine through too bright?
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No. I find that the light diffuses quite well though the ball.


--- Quote ---Nice work. You do know that that little ear that shoots off the side of the button holder (where you put the little screws) is actually the mount for a lamp.
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I thought that that might be the case.  I did want to have the buttons fairly bright though, and mounting the LEDs that far away didn't seem to be an option.

The orange buttons REALLY lit up well. Player 1 has blues, and they block the light a little more.



SirPeale:

--- Quote from: Oldskool on April 10, 2004, 07:55:49 am ---I'm going to use a second AT power supply that I have lying around. I also have to light up the coin door and might throw in a couple of cold cathodes somewhere.....
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That's massive overkill.  You should be able to run the lot off the one PS, with power to spare.

I'm writing up a howto right now on running a PC using standard arcade wiring.  Should solve a lot of problems I see on the board regarding power.

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