So I'm getting ready to put an order in at PBL for some parts to fix my dredd and thought i'd get a few LED items as well. I'd like to do the whirlpool in blue, not sure which route to take though and suggestions would be great. Any thoughts on doing the topper in LED as well? I think they require a specific LED bulb for the topper.
Thanks.
Quoted from flipper_fever76:So I'm getting ready to put an order in at PBL for some parts to fix my dredd and thought i'd get a few LED items as well. I'd like to do the whirlpool in blue, not sure which route to take though and suggestions would be great. Any thoughts on doing the topper in LED as well? I think they require a specific LED bulb for the topper.
Thanks.
Hi FF76,
I used blue LED's (194) in my WH2O topper initially and it pretty much blew chunks. The waterfall effect isn't nearly as pronounced. The regular #194 incandescent bulbs really show off the waterfall effect much better IMHO.
I did do the whirlpool with 555 blue LED's and it looks great.
Gord
I would not recommend LEDs in the GI unless they are high grade ghost-free. I do recommend changing the whirlpool lights to blue instead of red. it makes no sense to have a red whirlpool.
K, thanks for the replies. I'll just stick w/ the whirlpool for now, never understood the red lights there. I've had the game about a year now and just noticed that on ride the whirlpool each time you hit the whirlpool one of the lights goes solid, 7 whirlpools to complete the challenge...7 lights. Funny I never noticed it till just a few days ago.
Wow... I never knew the whirlpool lights stay and I've had my game several years! Looks like I've got something to look forward to tonight. 
I like the wp in red, personally. I went with red PBL frosteds, I think it looks good, helps to break up the blue a bit.
Quoted from Darlene:Cointakers is going to be at the show, already have an order waiting for when I get there. I may just have to pick up the topper LEDs also!
You may be able to get the 12V ones cheaper on Amazon. I found a lot of 10 for $10.
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