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Meteor or Chasing LED strips Low cost ideas?

By OLDPINGUY

9 years ago



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    #1 9 years ago
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    OLDPINGUY

    Arts Arcade

    12y 171K 12,507 7

    I am toying with the idea of stocking some meteor strips.
    Perhaps you have seen the Icicle Meteor Christmas Outdoor decorations.

    At this time they would be in an assortment of single colors, 12V, and likely make sense
    to tie to a flasher.

    Like 3 feet, for $10-$12, if volume, maybe all under $10

    (RGB controlled, as others have shown, are another project)

    Id love them along the sideboards, but lifting the playfield...It wont work? right?

    Shooting lane wood...thats OK?

    All colors, black background.

    Anywhere else to use?

    Any ideas?

    Worthwhile to stock?

    LMK your thoughts and ideas....Thank you for this help!

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    #2 9 years ago
     
    ROK

    Rock914

    Rock Custom Pinball

    US Wayland, MI

    11y 90,900 2,148 7

    I have played with this a bit in the shooter lane. For me anything chasing or interactive in that location just does not work for me, too distracting. It is not bad when you tie it in so it only chases when the shooter lane switch is triggered. I find a simple solid color works the best.

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    #3 9 years ago
     
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    zizzlemeplease

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    US Alexandria, IN

    10y 14,650 836

    not sure what "chasing" means to different people, I've put LED strips up the shooter lane and the reflections off the ball gives a pretty good chasing effect. "animated" "chasing" EL-wire is pretty neat stuff to play with too, if you've seen it. I think a fast strobe focused right up the shooter lane firing one second at 8-10hz would be a pretty cool visual if it hadn't already been done, any color filter could be put in front of it for different schemes.

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    #4 9 years ago
     
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    ranchdrsn

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    US Cedar Rapids, IA

    11y 27,150 319 3 6

    Get some to test first... I tried an automotive one that was about a foot long and it would only blink the first 2 leds because it needed the power on longer to actually chase. Like at least 1 second for one complete chase. It was tied to a flasher. May need some additional components to get these timed right.

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    #5 9 years ago
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    OLDPINGUY

    Arts Arcade

    12y 171K 12,507 7

    Thanks for the input, guys.

    It appears that the shooter lane is about the only location....really only good for a handful
    of games. It sure would have been nice if all games had some more side clearance for mirror blades, vinyl art, LED strips, etc without worrying about scraping them up.

    In sleeping on this...I couldnt think of anything else, either.....hmm......

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