coin rejects on a pinball

[divemaster127]

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

[divemaster127]

The bulbs are #555
dm

[divemaster127]

thanks for the help
dm

[Ken Layton]

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

[Level42]

And you should keep the bulbs IMHO.

[ChadTower]

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

[Level42]

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....

[ChadTower]

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.

[ChadTower]

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.

[ChadTower]

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.

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.

[CrazyKongFan]

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.