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light diffusing sheets?
ChadTower:
My son's birthday is coming up and I'd like to get him an old playfield to put on his wall. It would be pretty cool to backlight it, which would require a frame... no problem. Lighting could be done a number of ways but I figure the easiest is probably rope light - low depth, easy to string around where you want it, ready for AC. To evenly light the inserts I imagine rope light would have to be diffused somehow. Anyone have any suggestions on a good sheet material to use between the light and the playfield?
shardian:
What is stopping you from using the original wedge lights, and just bypassing the driver board and running direct wall wart power?
ChadTower:
At the moment, I'm not sure yet the whole GI string is going to be intact on the playfield I get. I haven't seen it yet. Plus I don't want to have 5 dead bulbs on the thing a couple months after we put it up.
I hadn't thought of using a wall wart, though. Being AC ready was one of my issues.
Ginsu Victim:
I'm still interested in having the light diffusing material question answered.
I have LEDs for coin door lights and would like the light to diffuse. Right now, it's just putting a spot light in the middle of the reject button.
shardian:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 19, 2008, 02:24:07 pm ---
At the moment, I'm not sure yet the whole GI string is going to be intact on the playfield I get. I haven't seen it yet. Plus I don't want to have 5 dead bulbs on the thing a couple months after we put it up.
I hadn't thought of using a wall wart, though. Being AC ready was one of my issues.
--- End quote ---
Well, you could replace all of the bulbs at a whopping cost of...$10. ;D
I've also heard of people using christmas lights.
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