Whats the closest thing to an regular lamp from coin taker. I am thinking the frosted warm white vs coolwhite? They also have the retro but I think that will be to bright.

#2 12 years ago

GLM

ovfdfireman

Pinball Pro

12y 115K 4,915

Retros look like incandescent bulbs

#3 12 years ago

HAN

HHaase

Siegecraft

14y 89,550 3,100 5 12

for GI or inserts?

some people like the retro's for GI lighting, as it probably does look closest to incandescents, but personally I prefer the frosted domes in warm white. I haven't tried it yet, but Pinball Center just came out with an "old white" domed LED. That one holds some promise I think.

For inserts, I'd say the 90 degree from cointaker are closest.

-Hans

#4 12 years ago

AMM

Mando

Prestige Pinball

Holly Springs, NC

12y 90,050 4,055 15 23

For GI..and its a LOTR which really looks best with regular bulbs so I am trying to get something close to that as I like the less heat and not having to worry about the burning out Inserts area already done with some Pinball Lifes and look nice.

#5 12 years ago

USA

jayhawkai

Pinside member

13y 102K 5,447

are the retros directional like other LEDs?

#6 12 years ago

LT5

at_t_2d

Pinside member

12y 48,800 192

I have been very happy with the warm white frosted.

#7 12 years ago

CAT

Butterflygirl24

Pinside member

12y 84,575 1,451

I would go retro from Cointaker...they are pretty close to incandescent bulbs.

Phoebe

#8 12 years ago

GLM

ovfdfireman

Pinball Pro

12y 115K 4,915

44/47 are not directional 555 are not either because the have the new dual contacts

#9 12 years ago

JGS

jsandjs

Pinside member

Buffalo, NY

20y 74,150 534 19 38

I use mini warm white from cointaker for inserts and backbox. For GI I still prefer incandescent.

#10 12 years ago

PEA

alveolus

Pinside member

Oklahoma City, OK

12y 87,300 2,884 13 30

Quoted from jayhawkai:
are the retros directional like other LEDs?

Retros are supers with a clear dome, I believe. Pretty decent lateral dispersion, though I suspect marority of light output is on-axis.

#11 12 years ago

SunKing

Pinside member

Houston, TX

13y 130K 3,983 5 21

If you want something that is close to standard bulb, make sure you go with WARM WHITE. Anything else is too blue, IMHO. Cointaker has warm white frosted for $0.69 each. The 'warm white retro' LED's also look good, but are a bit brighter and cost twice as much ($1.29 each).

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