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CoinTaker /vs\ PinballBulb...?

By jimgravina

4 years ago


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“CoinTaker vs PinballBulbs for LED's”

  • Cointaker LED Kits 21 votes
    25%
  • PinballBulbs LED Kits 7 votes
    8%
  • Other 55 votes
    66%

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#45 4 years ago

You can't go wrong with either but always build your own kit and get some extras. I like PinballBulbs personally just because they tend to keep it simple. Cointaker has just way too much variety and most of them seem like novelty items. I've tried lots of different bulbs but in the end I always go with frosted bulbs and color match inserts, warm or cool on top depending on the color scheme. I never put colored bulbs in GI but its personal preference. I pop the dome if they are under the playfield and I want a little brighter. I do use the 4 SMD on spotlights. Oh and never try and save money and buy non ghosting, just be safe and make sure they don't ghost.

#47 4 years ago
Quoted from ktownhero:

I disagree, I think the cost of non-ghosting bulbs is unnecessary. I'd convert and either use an LEDOCD or just see which bulbs ghost and then replace those with non-ghosting equivalents. Ghosting is simply an issue of a small amount of voltage leaking so it's completely unnecessary to make every bulb non-ghosting, just the ones affected by said voltage.

To each their own but when I was new I cheaped out and ended up paying for two sets for a machine. I have also purchased multiple machine that the previous owner cheaped out and then I replaced the whole set. Also I stupidly did not throw the ghosting bulbs in the garbage when I should have and used them by mistake only to have to start the task over again. In my experience it cost more in both time and money, just pay the extra up front and save the hassle. Pinballers don't let pinballers buy bulbs that ghost.

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