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Clear or Frosted LEDs for late 70s SS?

By mrm_4

6 years ago


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    “Clear or Frosted LEDs”

    • Clear 3 votes
      9%
    • Frosted 27 votes
      84%
    • Who cares 2 votes
      6%

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    #39 6 years ago
    Quoted from mrm_4:

    I swapped out the 47s in the backbox with the LEDs and I don't like it. For sure going to keep the 47s in there.

    Curious to hear what you didn't like about them. Switching to LEDs in the backbox is a great way to protect the art...but of course you need to be happy with how it looks.

    #47 6 years ago
    Quoted from wayout440:

    I know the camera distorts a little, but I hated the way LEDs were too "spotty".

    The camera can distort...but if you've seen really spotty plastics or backglasses, it's either because someone was using clear lenses, or bulbs that were too bright.

    Here is the Alien Star backglass I just did. Left half is all incandescent. Right half is all 1SMD frosted warm white. Taken when an iPhone 7. No HDR, brightness adjustments, or any other editing done. (The sockets behind the backglass for this game are spread out in an even grid, with staggered alternating rows...ie: placed for even illumination rather than highlighting particular areas).

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