Quoted from alec_p:I'm trying to figure out what LED's to get (don't want a kit) - do I need to get non-ghosting for everything but the GI lights? (and are the backbox lights considered GI too? - so regular LED's are ok there too?)
For playfield GI I am thinking frosted warm white - I don't really like the blue/cool white LED coloring (or colors). What about backglass - non frosted would be best, right?
Is the general consensus to go to match the insert color for the insert lights? Or stick with white? I'm thinking non-ghosting LEDs would be critical here, and probably non-frosted would be best. Right?
If there is some sort of tutorial that discusses this stuff, feel free to pass it on.
Let me know if these questions aren't appropriate here (if so - sorry!)
I just finished mine, did a playfield pull out, strip down - repaint wear areas, automotive clear coat and rebuild with new spiral ramp.
The GI ,I did with cool white ,its a preference though, looks awesome. (Compare it to my TZ sitting beside it. The TZ is bone stock .)
I like the cool white , as it is bright and modern looking. Besides my Whirlwind beside it is done the same way, I bought it that way, they needed to look the same. Bottom pic is when GI cycled off in attract mode to get a pic of only inserts.
The inserts , I use coin taker premium frosted non ghosting. Here is what I used where:
Blue insert got Blue LED
Red Insert got Red LED
clear insert got (cool ) white LED
Yellow insert got warm white LED
Dark Yellow insert got warm white LED
Green insert got Green LED
Dark Orange insert got Orange LED's ,I ordered extra of each color, and played around with some oranges and red. Buy a couple of extra reds , I used them in the SPECIAL, SHOOT AGAIN, and JACKPOT , 6X LIGHT SPEC , Zone 9, and maybe the inlanes if I remember correctly.
I have my order handy I placed with CT, it you want me to post it up and use it as a guide, it has extras figured in though.
I attached some pics, certainly a game that looks good well lit, and it's a keeper in my collection.
JP
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