Sunbury, PA
Cointaker 20% off sale - Use promo code PINSIDE20.
Offer valid today through Sunday 5/11/2014.
(Topic ID: 90158)
Winnipeg, MB
Quoted from pinster68:Suddenly I needed a lot of LEDs ... thanks.
I feel the overwhelming need to order some LED's as well!!
Quoted from PinManV:New to LEDs what do you guys recommend?
Cointaker.
Quoted from TunaSled:Cointaker
Actually what I meant was... for instance, is the "non ghosting" upgrade worth it for $20 on the TZ kit?
Quoted from BLACK_ROSE:The Best Leds on the Market ,,, You guys Rock !!! I'm Really Dig-n that Led Flashlight
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They have fleshlights now. What can't they provide?!
Quoted from shlockdoc:does the 20% apply to games
Man if the 20% was on games as well, I know what NIB Stern would be in my cart in heartbeat!
Quoted from PinManV:Actually what I meant was... for instance, is the "non ghosting" upgrade worth it for $20 on the TZ kit?
Well that depends, you didn't specify a game. I don't buy kits, I enjoy playing around and finding what pleases me. Large inserts get brighter LEDs. Super brights are a go-to for most inserts. CT has a host of GI options, but I generally prefer the domed 2 LED cool whites. Color match your insert flashers w/ the corresponding 906 or 89s, but remember that under domes you want the supers to illuminate every direction, not the flat 8s. Flex bases for where angled bulbs were, center the LED under the insert.
I like to accent under plastics here and there with frosted colors. Also if a raw bulb would be visible from a player's angle, frosted to prevent a distracting bright spot. I also make gradients where there is a line or group of white or yellow inserts. For example the Casino Run shot on my JB has an arrow then four orange/yellow inserts. from bottom to top I used orange (arrow), then superbright: white, yellow, orange, red. Looks sweet.
Backboxes get all kinds of treatment. Frosted, colored, brights here and there. I love to color match game titles to make the name pop. I also try to use a color changer if I can. My JB has a CC Flex Blink under the Bride's heart. Awesome effect. My WW has a Slow Fade under the weather dome atop the van.
Sure, you'll have leftovers. Sure, you'll make several orders per game (I'm sure the Marquettes hate this lol). But a tackle box full of LEDs is like a box of crayons. You'll have a head start on your next arrival.
As for non-ghosting, I use them situationally where there seems to be a problem. I don't order them en masse in anticipation.
Hope this helps some.
While we're talking Cointaker, please lose the autoplay video with sound on the homepage. Super annoying. I don't think it's selling any more product. I'm already on the website, you don't have to advertise to me.
(Cointaker is a fine company, no offense, etc.)
Quoted from yancy:While we're talking Cointaker, please lose the autoplay video with sound on the homepage. Super annoying. I don't think it's selling any more product. I'm already on the website, you don't have to advertise to me.
Agreed. I can't click "buy LEDs" quick enough. That's a LOUD animation.
Quoted from TunaSled:I can't click "buy LEDs" quick enough.
Never mind, I guess it's working! 
Quoted from yancy:While we're talking Cointaker, please lose the autoplay video with sound on the homepage. Super annoying. I don't think it's selling any more product. I'm already on the website, you don't have to advertise to me.
(Cointaker is a fine company, no offense, etc.)
THANK YOU!
Quoted from yancy:please lose the autoplay video with sound on the homepage
thats why I use a flash blocker (clicktoplugin -- only works on safari). Page comes up and just shows a grey box with the word Flash in it (or other annoying types of things) until you click it to activate the flash. Makes the browser much quicker, amazing how may ads on pages are flash, even when they are static.
Quoted from yancy:While we're talking Cointaker, please lose the autoplay video with sound on the homepage. Super annoying. I don't think it's selling any more product. I'm already on the website, you don't have to advertise to me.
(Cointaker is a fine company, no offense, etc.)
Couldn't agree more.
What's the difference between the side mirrors on Cointaker's site vs. the ones on Pinball Side Mirrors.com? Besides price?
Quoted from PinManV:New to LEDs what do you guys recommend?
Call me at 570-847-9595 and we can go over which games you are interested in doing and what would work best.
Melissa
Quoted from jk2171:What's the difference between the side mirrors on Cointaker's site vs. the ones on Pinball Side Mirrors.com? Besides price?
Nothing, we sell Pinball Side Mirrors and since most people use the discount codes, we priced accordingly.
Cool, did my first CT order yesterday, bit shocked when it said allow up to 6 weeks for international shipping after order completion 
are you guys delivering them by hand
Had I paid more attention I would have used the US postal redirect service available for New Zealand by NZ post, 2 weeks max, anyone have a view of what it "normally" takes for CT stuff to arrive internationally (Auz/NZ)? Can't wait to try the premiums though.
Keep up the promotions 
Quoted from Sly_Old_Devil:Cool, did my first CT order yesterday, bit shocked when it said allow up to 6 weeks for international shipping after order completion are you guys delivering them by hand
Had I paid more attention I would have used the US postal redirect service available for New Zealand by NZ post, 2 weeks max, anyone have a view of what it "normally" takes for CT stuff to arrive internationally (Auz/NZ)? Can't wait to try the premiums though.
Keep up the promotions
Normal delivery is 7 days, however USPS will not do anything or search for lost packages unless it is over 30 days. That is why that statement is posted.
Quoted from derek533:Do their kits have some sort of color scheme to them or are they basically all cool whites?
We color match.
Quoted from CoinTaker:Normal delivery is 7 days, however USPS will not do anything or search for lost packages unless it is over 30 days. That is why that statement is posted.
Thanks for the info, surly there is tracking on the parcel though eh?
Cheers
Quoted from Sly_Old_Devil:Thanks for the info, surly there is tracking on the parcel though eh?
Cheers
Hi Mark, USPS does not do tracking for all of their shipping they are a bit old school. Most USPS shipments take about a week, that can be plus or minus a few days though depends on shipping. I have had good experiences with cointakers though you will be fine.
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