How are you planning to hook these in TNA? I am not confident the 12v supply has enough headroom to power these up and how does it integrate with the already existing full RGB lights? Are you powering off an external transformer?
--Scott

It's been said a million times on Pinside and elsewhere - but Scott at Pinstadium is an awesome dude and a huge help with installation. I'm pretty new at owning pinballs, so the terms flasher and GI are greek to me. I spent a lot of time on the phone with him today getting my lights installed, and they are looking great on my RBION. Many thanks Scott!

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How close are those of us who made an order from the 1st?

Got some installed in my X-Men. Pics just don’t do justice on this mod. I’ll be putting them in my LOTR tomorrow.

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I'm not surprised that the parts of your GI are out in your game since you are new unless they were removed on purpose for a more dramatic before/after effect. There is GI bulb under your ramp diverter on the right side (as you can see in the picture) and I can't recall if there is another one on the left side by the magnet too. Anyways, thanks for posting your thanks in this dedicated thread instead of creating a separate one and no doubt Scott is a great guy to deal with

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Thanks for the heads up man. Definitely not intentional and probably partly explains why the middle of my playfield was so damn dark. Any idea how I would trouble shoot this? I'll check my manual after work and see if there is a guide to the fuse that might be involved with that section. I probably don't need the extra light with the pinstadiums installed, but I'd like to fix the issue.

Just installed these on my MMr. The whole process took less about 30 minutes including app set-up. I think they are indeed a very impressive light system. I also now understand the issue with the pictures you see online vs in real life. There is a 3 dimensional aspect to this lighting system that is really not able to be expressed via a flat picture or video. The lighting is somewhat immersive when you are in front of the machine and engages you further with the gaming experience. Not sure about how it would look for other machines, but for my rather dark MMr, it is a very nice upgrade and I think worth the $$.

Scot: I do have one suggestion for a possible future upgrade. A 3rd mode set-up for ATTRACT only. I'd like to have the lights flashing in attract mode through the 7 different colors, then go to my selected GI color during an actual game, with the UV glow options used when the flashers are lit. Not sure how you could do that from a design/build perspective other than some wired link to the START button with a delay built-in. (Eg, after 60 minutes without pressing START, the ATTRACT mode kicks in and stays on until START is pressed, going then to the selected PLAY Lighting Mode.)

Who has that one? That’s the bad old one that Jpop touched. Ewwwwww. Haha

I have a few sets installed on my pins. I don't have any crazy color effects and the brightness of the white lights is set to 40-50% In my opinion, the pinstadium lights virtually eliminate the need for anti-glare/invisiglass.

Just something to consider if you are looking to drop $300 on glass.

now that would be a great addition if this eliminates glare and provides similar experience to prem glass. Would love to comment but still waiting on mine to arrive. Seems like production is ramping up which is great to hear.

Do they fit on P2k ?

Congrats on your 2017 Best Pinball Mod TWIPY Scott!

Invisiglass or PDI benefits are best seen (regarding reducing glare) in a lit room, due to the reason the op states...this product obviously raises total color temp under the glass, period.

Optical glass has a coating, however, and would argue that it still brings a noticeable difference to the visual quality of the game, regardless how the PF is lit. reducing reflectiveness is only one of the benefits, imho...

Pin Stadium is 2017 Mod of the year!!!!
Congratulations to Scott at Pinstadiums. Hard work & Dedication pays off. Thank you for your contribution to the Pinball industry. I hope 2018 Brings you and your company lots of sucsess.

The people have spoken and votes do not lie. If you were on the fence with buying this great product. Jump on over because it is phenomenal. This is a product that you must see in person to truly appreciate. Excellent customer service and support.

Congratulations Pin Stadium Lighting.

Great upgrade on GOTG, I can see my game! Tied the flasher to the orb, puts on a good light show. Super easy install

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Congrats on the award as well!!! easily the best deployment of "above the playfield" strip led tech to date. I can't quite get there yet for my machines, but I'm am electronic geek, and truly admire what you have done!!!....mark

just a quick note to the pinstadium guys - please check your supply of alcohol wipes. The one i received was just a dry piece of paper stuck inside the package. Also looking for any game specific install on my Metallica Pro as to which flashers are best to connect to for the best effect/ Thx

Thx Scott, Have my lights all installed and the look great!! easy app to use as well-very cool stuff

Hey guys. Just got a Dialed In LE this week. I decided to get a kit and installed it today. DILE is already considered one of the best lit playfields out of the box but it was still a pretty huge difference to me. Hope you enjoy the photo of the machine in a pitch black room vs pinstadium in a pitch black room. 1st one is of 75% white 100% blue and the 2nd photo is 100%white/white.

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I finally started installing kits this weekend and started with my ruby red WOZ. I have the 2.0 light boards so things are a little different than some others on where to grab the flasher/glow effect.
There's a single connector under the witch that has controls both the red LED flasher on the witch and the white LED which stays on constant while the witch is up. I decided for now to connect it to the white LED so it glows rather than flashes, but it's easy to grab either pin. Here are a couple pictures for reference.
I'm still experimenting with where to grab a signal that'll go out when in lights out mode or just after you lock a ball and it goes dark. On the 2.0 system every LED has a four pin connection which is ground, then power for the R, G, and B LEDs in the module, so if you tie to one it'll flash as the colors rotate. If anyone has a spot on a 2.0 please attach a picture, but I'll find one eventually and post when I do.
All that said, I'm incredibly happy with the system. I have the settings quite mild with the brightness at ~20% for now, but it is amazing the difference the uniform lighting makes in playability. I can't wait to get them installed on the rest of my pins.

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Added over 6 years ago: Minor correction on the wiring for the RGB LEDS. There is one power wire and separate grounds which are switched (not that it makes any difference to the pin stadium connection).

I really like Pinstadiums (have purchased ten for my games so far), but I will not put them on my two P2K games. I talked with Scott about this at Pinball Expo. Pinstadiums will physically fit in P2K and he says the lights can be dimmed down to avoid washing out the reflected TV image on the playfield glass. But Scott had not actually installed a kit in an RFM at that time. Personally I do think they would wash out the reflected image. And if you turned them down low to avoid washing out the image, then you'd lose most of their benefit.

Well, I just installed my first set of pinstadium lights on my MMR. All I can say is WOW! What a huge difference. I never realized how dark MMR was. My wife kept making me turn the pinstadium lights on and off so she could see the difference. She was absolutely amazed and said it was the best thing I’ve bought for my Pinball hobby. Lol. Here are the before and after pictures. The pictures truly don’t do it justice. The UV Glow flashers are amazing too! Lastly, the app puts pinstadium lights over the top. You have complete control over the lighting. One more thing, the customer service from Scott is unsurpassed. Literally the best you will experience. Thanks Scott!!

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Good info on the flasher. I'm curious what you find with the GI. Mine is always on with the current connection.

Judge Dredd owners -

TLDR – Highly recommended. I am very happy with Pin Stadiums on my Judge Dredd. However, I needed an external power supply on my Pin Stadiums (which Scott quickly provided) because of my add-ons (ColorDMD, LED OCD boards) - otherwise I blew fuse F116. For the GI connection I used one of the GI lights under sling shot plastics. For the Flasher connection I used the Globe flasher.

I successfully installed Pin Stadiums with GI and UV options in my JD. Installing in JD was easier than my AFMr because there was more for the alligator clips to clip onto. For GI I connected to the exposed prongs on a GI bulb socket under the sling shot plastics. For Flasher I connected the Flasher clips to the Deadworld Globe flasher. For that, I started at connector J122 on the Planet Opto PC board located under the playfield under Deadworld and traced the blue and red wire to a connector that ran to the flasher in the globe (ref. pg. 3-7 in manual). It had a red-white wire (ground) in addition to the blue-red wire. I was able to connect using the included wire jumpers out of the socket. I was going to connect the flasher to the left ramp Police lights but felt that would be too distracting. The Globe blinks on and off at a more comfortable interval. Also, the Magnamount (magnetic strips) is very tight when raising and lowering the playfield but manageable.

As mentioned, I initially blew F116 but once I disconnected the Pin Stadiums from the Power Driver board and plugged it up to the service outlet, I was back in business again. The app is easy to use and offers a lot of color and pattern options. I now keep the room lights on dim when playing.

Scott was GREAT as has been said before. If I could request one thing from Scott it would be to include a Pin Stadium key chain or an attachment (like a ribbon with a small rubberband on one end) that can be put on the release lever to remind me to remove the light strips before raising the playfield.

Thanks and congrats on a great product!