Thanks for doing the research and development for my future Tron project.
PRO is just fine for me as well, LE is pimp but not 7k pimp...

Very cool Coaster please keep us posted on what you tried and what worked best for you it will be useful info! I am interested to see how it turns out.

Congrats on collecting parts, but you need to get to work lol

Wow thats quite the extensive list. May have been cheaper just buying the LE after all.....lol

I thought he already had an L.E.

If you consider these mods: New rubbers, arcade and Flynn mods, plastic protectors, apron cards, subwoofer, PDI glass, and toys they all could be added to the LE as well. Only extra costs to make similar to the LE are really for the PF supports, ramps, el wire, shaker, and LED's. That's probably $600-$750, which is much less then what it will run you for an LE. If you want to add chrome then of course it will cost more, but personally I like black trim better on this game and it's nice to not have the lollypop siderarmor covering the artwork. I am sure most of the LE owners will chime in saying it's never going to be a cool as the LE since it's not integrated, but not everyone is fortunate enough to have a LE (even though CG did have one at one point). So I applaud the effort and cannot wait to see the results.

I sold my Tron LE after having it about 2 months of which only a couple weeks the game played correctly. The only thing I regret was not holding it long enough to cash in on some of the silly prices it sells for now....

Tron pro set you back about what 4700? So add the 700 and you have about a 5400 pro.....Bought my LE for 5700 shipped. Guess times have changed in just 6 months for Tron LE. Kinda mind blowing.

Never the less I'm sure your Pro will look sweet when your done. Hows the clearcoat of the Pro Compared to your past LE?

I am looking forward to seeing your progress.

Can't wait to see it when it's done, CG!

I did most that stuff to mine:

I did most that stuff to mine:
- Recognizer LED added (self)
- PDI Glass
- Pinball Pro Sub - really shakes
- Shaker motor
- Several added toys including a light up Quorra on the Quorra ramp
- Arcade mod
- Chrome flipper bats
- LEDs throughout
- EL Wire ramps (no need for ramp replacement, looks cleaner without zip ties)
- Topper from pinball life

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Looks awesome Markmon, especially those ramps - perfect finishing touch.

Fantastic job! I would love to see a howto on this. don't have a TRON yet but figured I would love to own one and make it LE myself. Is it possible to have the LE software running on your PRO and then make it controll your add-ons like the EL wire?

Please document what you do here in this topic with updates and photos. I'm sure a lot of folks out there want to pimp their PRO's!

You cannot turn a pro into and LE. The LE has two software controlled fiber optic emitters and optical cable. I'm using EL wire which is a single color. My EL wire is solid blue and looks brighter. But it does not have the ability to be software controlled. I have a recent post here that covers how to install the EL wire without new ramps and where to buy it.

Looks great markmon!

Coaster good luck with your project and keep posting updates of your work

You guys should use the ModPS so you can have your EL wire turn off/on along with the GI.

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EL Wire thickness doesn't mean much. There are a couple manufacturers, and each of them just wrap their standard EL wire cores with different thicknesses of florescent PVC - so the thick ones give better color rendition for colors that EL wire isn't good at creating, but the same or slightly dimmer brightness. At least one manufacturer is making "super bright" EL Wire, which actually IS brighter. I get mine from EL Wire Pros.

Good luck with the project, Coaster! Looks like it will be fun.

wow.... mark, your tron looks great!

do you have any close up pics of the quorra add on figure lit up?? sounds really cool. any other pics or info on your added toys would be appreciated.

bravo man

That sucks. I hope the EL wire wasn't too expensive.

Why not just buy an LE hahahah....to late now I guess....

I like the thicker one too...

The more I see and play this game, the more I want it.
Rrrrr, it looks like this game could jump a few in line that I want to buy.

nice!

That looks pretty good CG

Nicely done!

Looks really good! Are the LE ramps any different than the Pro ramps besides the pre drilled holes? Just curious.

Looking good CG!!!

Good choice on the wires, the thickness makes them look smooth and the color is spot on.

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Uh oh. The problem you are describing is exactly the problem that a guy posted about months ago on RGP. The EL is interfering with the optics in the spinning disc. The guy ended up removing the EL wire because he couldn't get it to work right.

Hopefully you can come up with a solution. I think someone else has done it successfully and posted here. Maybe he can assist.

Tin foil hats for your inverters? Never mind, just read that the problem seems to be the wire and not the inverters. Maybe a light shield of some kind?

Yea. I used the thinner wire which may be less bright.

Coasterguy - Are you plugged into an extra adapter on the game for your 9v power? Maybe try to plug the inverter with power adapter (be sure it is set at 9v) into the cabinet service outlet instead - That is how markmon has his - might be a way to isolate the interference and see if it goes away.