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Would hate to spend 150/200 on a Stern Jurassic Park shooter so I said fk it and am making my own. So far so good. Will cost under 50 bucks when finished and some time.
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Quoted from Damonator:Haha - you are a man after my own heart.
8500 for a pinball machine? “No problemo.”
150 for a shooter rod? “That’s too expensive!”
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Probably because I couldnt build game from scratch. 
Quoted from Lermods:It’s not that attractive to make as a mod. You have to buy the shooter rod housing and the metal mounting plate plate ($35 from pinball life) then you have to drill lots of holes through thick metal so you’ll go through bits pretty fast. Then there is the wiring. Certainly not difficult, but time, labor and materials would put the price fairly high to make it worthwhile. Does stern include a node board with their lit shooter rods, or is it plug and play at the coindoor? How much do you think people would be willing to pay for it? As a diy, for sure, it’s worth it, but as a commercial product, it won’t be a great deal for people.
Btw, hoby, where are you getting the amber w/mosquito from?
Amazon, but then I 3D print a black base before I drill and epoxy the shooter rod in.
Jurassic Park Mosquito In Amber Resin Prop Replica | Official Jurassic Park Collectible Paper Weight | Measures 3 Inches Tall https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0843PHG2K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_QKXED6RPKRJKX019ZGYD
Quoted from Lermods:Curious about your wiring. I see you are using cn15, which has 5v and spare leds, but no ground. The spare leds serve as ground, but Looks like you’ve got three wires in your connector, but there are only 2 wires coming off the leds themselves so what’s the third wire for? Are you connecting each ground from the led separately maybe? Is that what you mean in your post regarding left and right fading?
I understood you perfectly man... You are correct. I would have to charge about 110 bucks just for the housing itself. Parts would be about 65 with wire, LEDs shooter assembly, plate and fuse holder
Here are the LEDs I used
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B082NRL4WB/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00
Im not a big JB weld person.... but I like what see. I used Amber epoxy and had zero color difference. I see the shooter as clear as the mosquito
https://www.amazon.com/Bob-Smith-Industries-Mid-Cure-Combined/dp/B0166FFFJ8/ref=sr_1_6
Quoted from Markharris2000:There are three wires because each LED is controlled in software separately. One VCC and two LED feeds (technically these are Ground). During game play, there are subtle changes and dimming on both LEDs. Stern uses a 4-pin MOLEX in the middle to prevent any confusion with the more common 3-pin POWER-ONLY type connectors used by other modders. Schematic is attached
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Do I need the resistors if I switch to 5v LEDs ?
If I do will 100 ohm 1/4 watt suffice ?
Quoted from Lermods:you can buy prewired 5v leds bulbs pretty easily if you want, or just add the resistor, which will be cheaper, but we are talking pennies of difference.
Thx man ... I did buy prewired ones. I thought he was saying to add one on also.
I 3D printed a translucent cap that I epoxy to the egg and rod. It give it a much more finished look and feel
Some may be wondering why I did not make it 1mm larger to be to the very edge. I did and it did not have a good feel. I wanted to be 1mm thick on the outer edge so it would not chip .
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