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Question for LED makers

By Thrillhouse

6 years ago



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#1 6 years ago

Actually I had two questions regarding color changing LED's:
1. What is the mechanism within the bulb that changes the frequency so you can see the colors change on the bulb? Not looking for insider info or anything too specific but I think it's a cool effect for the right game/situation (very limited situations I know)
2. Is it possible to make a bulb that only changes color within a certain spectrum? Basically a bulb that goes to baby-true-midnite blue, pink-candy apple-maroon red etc. I think this could be a cool effect for some games and translites or credit buttons. Path of the dead on lotr or the eyes on medusa backglass come to mind.

#2 6 years ago

This is a good question. A color changing LED in a single package (different from an RGB LED) is actually multiple LED elements, I think red and green usually) an are controlled by tiny integrated circuit embedded into the LED to control the time delay between transitioning the various colors, that's about all I know so bumping for the makers response.

#3 6 years ago
Quoted from Thrillhouse:

2. Is it possible to make a bulb that only changes color within a certain spectrum? Basically a bulb that goes to baby-true-midnite blue, pink-candy apple-maroon red etc. I think this could be a cool effect for some games and translites or credit buttons. Path of the dead on lotr or the eyes on medusa backglass come to mind.

Yes, although the colors you defined could not be made from a doping process with consistency. it would be more ice blue to red or pink, and a minimum
of 10,000 units plus prototype time and cost.

Not a good ROI to see it happen.

You could take an RGB strip, and force this to a degree from a remote control version, and shorten the length, that might be the easiest or hack into one
and see what you can achieve.
2 blinking bulbs, with custom colored caps side by side, could be handmade too, but I doubt youd see low cost mass production due to demand.

#4 6 years ago

Thanks for the insight on this Art. It's not something I'd be looking to do myself and agree a 10,000+ unit commitment means alot of flipper button mods. A pinhead can dream though

#5 6 years ago

I think its a good idea.

Maybe youll find something in a toy, or retail product you can adapt, or build on your own.

Getting a new product in production, regardless of what is, ultimately takes longer and costs more than expected, that only changes with volume.
Order 100,000+ and it gets done cheap and fast.

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