I've just now put together these neat little devices - Printed Circuit Boards with 40 LEDs; side fire on the top perimiter to send light into the pop bumper cap; underside to light the play field; and a ring of center LEDs that can be set to "flash react" with ball strikes based on vibration or to just stay on. Brightness is also adjustable. These come in a variety of colors and just plug-in with no wires, no glue. I love modding with LEDs and was never happy with single LEDs for pop bumpers. These white circuit boards sort of "glow" from the LEDs and can be used with existing caps or clear caps.

I've put more information on the following link:

http://www.britemods.com/britecaps--evo.html

Note - these circuit boards do add about 5 mm hight to the pop bumper. Not recommended for very tight spaces or where pop bumper caps are "cut into partials" on some games.

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Here is also a video demo link that shows the center LEDs with motion sensing "Flash React".

No, these are not related to the Lock Is Lit podcast.

Forgot to mention...

the power consumption is essentially no higher than a traditional 555 light bulb. Even less if you turn the brightness down. It depends a bit on the color tested. I measure between 0.15 and 0.26 amps.

Thanks for your comments. All underside LEDs are white. Also the top side perimeter LEDs are side fire so it is really not as bright as it looks in the pictures. Any camera I've tried always makes LEDs look like super bright pinpoints but they are much better in real life. Also the brightness is fully adjusable on the upper and lower perimeter LEDs.

Just under $13 each.

Not a bad idea! Are you saying that the outer diameter of the lights, being 70mm diameter, are too large? Does Space Station require a wedge socket or a bayonet socket?

Hi Geocab,

Thanks for your input. The flashing / blinking centers are midrange LEDs because some people didn't want the center light so bright as to be annoying or distracting. But you can adjust the contrast between them by turning the brightness of the perimeter lights down with the adjustment screw. Then they will be less bright and the center LEDs will flash a little brighter.
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There was a question about cool and warm whites. Here's a couple pictures for just comparison sake - with and without a pop bumper cap.

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Yes, and the brightness is adjustable. Unfortunately the photos taken in the dark make them look really bright but if I shine a light on them, you can see the side fire LEDs with the brightness set to minimum...close up view enclosed.

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One diffusion option are the jeweled caps available from Pinball Life. Here's a red with the center LEDs switched to flash mode and then with them on and flashing.

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Yes - in fact the prototypes were developed on Stern's Walking Dead. Just make sure there's enough room for a full sized pop bumper cap where the pop bumper(s) are located.

Yes, the outer perimeter lights can be dimmed from 100% power all the way down to "off". That leaves the center lights that can be set to either remain on all the time or flash upon pop bumper vibration using the switch on the underside of the circuit board. The dimmer does not affect the center lights.

Per request from Geocab, here's the cool white and warm white and then the red LEDs in that order, with a red pop bumper cap. Of course the camera on my IPAD does not capture the true color correctly. I'd say the warm white gives the most natural pinball lighting as intended by the designers. The cool works better if you want the whole pinball machine to have cool colors. But the cool does overpower the cap color a bit and actually appears a little "orangish" in the photo. The red LEDs in the red cap have little benefit, but if your old caps are faded, then they do boost the color a bit. A brand new cap is used in these pictures.

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Here's a photo of what they look like if you adjust the outer lights to off and just use the center lights.

These can flash or stay on continuously.

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I thought that was weird as well. But the cool LEDs are so bright that they do wash out some of the red and make it look a little bit orange. It's not a dramatic in real life but the photos make it look that way.

Hi Chosen_S,

I'm going to put a new one in the mail to you as repalcement. I sent you a PM asking for your address. Sorry for the problem.

Unfortunately I don't think they would in most cases.