led light bulbs in backlit reels?

[stayouttadabunker]

That would be great!
Do they plug into the original sockets or is it a whole different ballgame?

[cowboygames]

I swipped boards, motors and wiring harness' off all five reals so I don't remember at this point and can't check because I'm at work, but I'll get you an answer on that. Not sure why IGT hasn't gone to LED on their 3 reel slots yet either. I bought some reel sets made in '08(same year as the 2 1/4" reels I scrapped for my Cleo) and they still had the xenon bulbs.

[CaptainHappy]

I can see your point in those pictures, but my led conversion on the cleo was circuit boards with 3 led chips per board so no spotlight effect. I'll try and post a picture tonight or tomorrow.

I think the LED bulbs would work best in a 5 reel game, since there's only 1 back light bulb per stop, not 2 like on 3 reelers

Nope looks like poo-poo! I put an led back in that Buzz and I had experimented with on my 5 reel Triple Butterfly 7's machine. The led is in the center light of the first reel, and I disconnected the fluorescent reel light so that these pictures would come out better! I got an ok hit that I am showing off as well!  

CH

That was what I was pointing out way back at reply #1.... That is the way to go that looks good, but it is a big hardware change... If you can find and afford it.

It would be great if you can post some pics as it would be good for people to see what it looks like. Is yours a factory conversion, or did you cowboyize it?

To answer other peoples questions... on the factory setup they are different reels and other hardware, not just a plug in circuitboard with leds on it.

CH

[cowboygames]

They were factory reels that I beleive are used normally in the "reel touch" games. Only modification I had to make was when I transfered the light housings over to the narrower reels I was getting a little reel rub against the new housings, so I used a sanding wheel on my dremel tool and sanded the support arms that go from the center of the reel to the outer ring down a bit. Those support arms have a ridge on them and I sanded it back about an 1 1/2 down the arm to clear the light housing. I probably took about an 1/8" of thickness off it, but they are still very sturdy

[StatFreak]

uh oh

http://cgi.ebay.com/Casino-Collectible-BELLAGIO-Slot-Machine-Gambling-Glove-/320614563345

Wow!  No kidding?  People actually used these?  Looks like it would be a PITA.

Casinos used to give these gloves away for the little old ladies so they wouldn't get their fingers dirty.
Coins are filthy really.
These were really popular before the onslaught of DBV's and TITO systems.
...

I can't believe you guys covered this again without dragging my glove out of the basement.

Here. I got it out for you.


Stat

[stayouttadabunker]

lololo!!!!  I HAD your name in my first post before I actually hit the "back arrow" key
on my keyboard before submitting the post! 

[cowboygames]

Dammit Stat, if you'd quit hijacking every post...   then we wouldn't have to deal with these issues

[StatFreak]

Dammit Stat, if you'd quit hijacking every post...   then we wouldn't have to deal with these issues

Hijack? Who, me?          

 

SF

[CaptainHappy]

Dammit Stat, if you'd quit hijacking every post...   then we wouldn't have to deal with these issues

Hijack? Who, me?          

 

SF

Statfreak  NOOOOOOOOOO

I thought that was my job!!!!

CaptainHijacker