so, for everyone that's done a mod, what's the advantage/disadvantage of tieing into the light circuit board instead of the resistor coil method?

the lightning bolts light up in conjunction with the coils firing, correct?

my thought was that by using the lugs on the coil (where you could potentially clip them on without soldering), you could be easily reverse/remove the pop bumper lights if you wanted to without too much effort

I have to admit I just wired them to the closest light, didn't think about which bolt Might try changing it if I left enough wire!! Either way, it's certainly a big improvement

I bought a CFTBL with yellow caps (GI). I think that orange will be better... but who tried green caps? anyone a picture (with the lights on)

Looking to connect lights in the pop bumpers to the lightning bolts similar to above as done by dgpinball (see posts #34, 37, and 41 above). I'm thinking of replacing the twist-in light sockets on the lightning bolt board with twist-in sockets that have lugs coming off of the back of them (same one used in the Fish Tales Monster Fish led mod). Could the wires coming from the lights in the pop bumpers simply be connected to the respective lugs on these sockets? This would eliminate the need to solder directly to the board and to the molex connector on the board.

I don't see why not. I was actually thinking of that same way.

Hey Terry - That's what I thought. My machine currently has flashers in the bumpers that are connected directly to the solenoids for each bumper. I'm looking to have something that is lit more often. I'm thinking the EVO pop bumper lights that pinball life sells would be cool as these would have the ring lights tied to the lightning bolts and they can also be set to flash when the pop bumpers are activatedl. My only concern is that these evo lights add about 5MM to the height of the bumper cap which may be a space problem under one of the ramps.

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I don't need any parts. If I go the EVO pop bumper led route, I get them from pinball life.

Has no one seen the mod that ties the lighted pops in with the pop bumper solenoids so when the pop bumper pops it will light up.

http://www.kansaspinball.com/popbumpermods.htm

Umm... I already have that mod on my machine as I mentioned above. I'm looking to change it. Thanks though.

You did say that, my bad. I read every post on this thread and I swear I didn't see it. I do like the idea of tying the pop lights into the lighting inserts though. Tell me, are the lightning inserts supposed to be lit all the time or just lit when the pop nearest to it goes off?

Hey zr - no worries. Please... I don't see things or remember things that I've written let alone read! Unfortunately I don't know the answer to your question but I'm thinking you are correct in that they would light when the respective pop bumper is activated. I recently acquired the machine and havent even played it yet as I've been cleaning it up... and I've never noticed when I've played it in the wild. I do know that the lightning bolts light in a rotational pattern in attract mode and they may even all blink at the same time at other times in attract mode. I know that they aren't lit all the time though.

Hi Glen,I believe the lightning bolts flash with the pops.

Hi Terry - That makes sense. I'd really like to put pinball life's EVO led bumper lights in but I'm afraid that one of the bumper caps wont fit under the ramp with the light kit installed. And now they come in a 2 -color version... one where the outer ring leds are purple and the center leds are green. Would seem to be perfect for CFTBL.

I really think the EVO led pop bumper lights are going to be a problem in terms of fitting. The top two pop bumper caps are already right up against the ramps. I think I'm going to go with the pop bumper rings that Comet sells. Just not sure if I'll go with Cyan to match my existing teal bumper caps or change to purple caps. The bumper skirts are teal but I think purple caps would still look good.

I'm working on this as well. Ordered three teal green caps and lamp sockets to insert. Will connect these to the bolts. Just need to see if I go for LED or old fashioned lamps.

When I got my creech a few weeks back the pops were tied into the lightning bolts.
I personally thought they flashed to much and tied them into the GI

I tied mine into the GI,there is only so much flashing I can take.

3 little old ladies were walking along The Strand in Santa Monica when a pervert jumped out and flashed them.

The 1st little old lady had a stroke.

The 2nd little old lady had a stroke.

The 3rd little old lady...well her arms just weren't long enough.

dsuper - Are the old ladies pop bumpers? Wait... I'm reading too much into this.

Interesting... maybe I'll go the GI route if the flashing is too much. I still think I will use Comet's led rings though. Have to decide as I'm only removing those ramps once.

Has anyone tried purple caps? Would like to see how it looks lit up.

Mine are teal and they look nice and add much needed light to the area.

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That is very nice. Are the led rings natural white or cyan (teal)?

They are teal.