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Adding lighting to a Spike game. Help.

By CoolCatPinball

4 years ago


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    #2 4 years ago
    Quoted from CoolCatPinball:

    So, I currently have 2 Spike era games both with Pinstadium lighting on them. I love the extra lighting, but hate dealing with the strips when raising and lowering the playfield. Plus, the magnetic strips often want to separate and require reattatchment. So, I'm thinking about removing the Pinstadium kits, and adding LED spotlights instead. Is this an issue on the Spike systems? What's the best wiring option? How many can be added? Etc..... All help is much appreciated.

    Did you look into the "Hover" option on the Pinstadium lights? They are adjustable mounts for them so they attach to the playfield instead of the sides of the cabinet. With them installed you can raise and lower the playfield without having to detach and reattach the Pinstadium lights.

    #14 4 years ago
    Quoted from CoolCatPinball:

    I have seen those, and correct me if I'm wrong, but dont the hovers attatch to the playfield using some sort of double sided tape? I'm thinking I want to get away from all forms of magnetic tape or sticky tape.

    I believe the hovers stick to the playfield or the plastics. I think this depends on the game and what is along the edge of each side of the playfield.

    #24 4 years ago
    Quoted from CoolCatPinball:

    "It's embarrassing that I don't know the answer to this...but does the GI have it's own fuse on Spike games?"
    I dont know the answer to that either

    I think there is only the main power fuse in SPIKE 2 games. I believe some of the early SPIKE 1 boards were fused, but people come to discover the boards would blow before the fuses did...so they just removed the fuses from the boards all together.

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