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« Reply #50 on: May 01, 2009, 12:42:46 AM »
I bought LED's from him about a year ago via an eBay auction -- looked just like that listing.  They were the 6v ones for the S+, and they look great in my game.
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« Reply #51 on: May 01, 2009, 01:01:06 AM »

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....Ron, John423556409706574035709873 ( rotflmao) is a long-time NLG member and seller, although he doesn't get to the site much. I've bought from him many times and he is a great person to do business with, IMO. You might want to send him another message and ask him what the voltage is on those bulbs.

BTW, I didn't see Rudy's picture in that auction. bawling hissy fit
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« Reply #52 on: May 01, 2009, 01:11:37 AM »
Hello all!

For those who don't know....this is Rudy....

Dan #2

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« Reply #53 on: May 02, 2009, 08:29:29 PM »
SORRY ABOUT THE GLARE!!!

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I love the Aretha Franklin hat-bow on Rudy!  That's a riot.
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« Reply #54 on: May 16, 2009, 11:13:14 PM »
I took the plunge and bought the set from John..............
Good price and free shipping, hard to beat that,
Bulbs work fine, quick to install but I must confess they are disappointingly dim for my likes.
Also have heard that the replacement for the #86 bulbs are very dim, not worth the effort.  Anybody tried some brighter leds?
I am still looking around, they has got be some out there somewhere knockout
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« Reply #55 on: May 16, 2009, 11:33:17 PM »
  #86 bulbs are 6.3 volt     maybe you got 12 volt LEDs bulbs by mistake  Buzz
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« Reply #56 on: May 17, 2009, 12:35:16 PM »
Quote from: dpalmi on May 01, 2009, 01:11:37 AM
Hello all!

For those who don't know....this is Rudy....

Dan #2

And our Muffy.

John was having some health issues early this year so Rudy might be a little slow if you trying to contact him.

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« Reply #57 on: May 19, 2009, 08:18:02 AM »
Quote from: Magicslots on May 16, 2009, 11:13:14 PM
Bulbs work fine, quick to install but I must confess they are disappointingly dim for my likes.

Do you have nice white like-new inserts?  It makes a huge difference with the LEDs.  If you have yellowed inserts (as most machines do unless they've been changed), the LEDs wind up looking very dim.
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« Reply #58 on: May 19, 2009, 01:29:44 PM »
I have brand new inserts, I just think it is that the leds are very small, I am looking into trying some from BCSpinball,
they are larger and look to be significantly brighter. The search continues.... Tongue Out
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« Reply #59 on: May 19, 2009, 01:52:42 PM »
I found the perfect bulbs from www.pinballlife.com for $1.50 ea.
All different colors too!
The product ID numbers are :
abl_LED_wedge #555
I esp. like having a green LED for the "Spin Reels" button...
kinda gives you the feeling of "GO!"....lol
Check them out...
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« Reply #60 on: May 19, 2009, 02:02:45 PM »
any pics of them in action?

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« Reply #61 on: May 19, 2009, 02:03:47 PM »
okay,
after lunch...lol
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« Reply #62 on: May 19, 2009, 02:14:48 PM »
are you on the golf course?
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« Reply #63 on: May 19, 2009, 05:15:30 PM »
 rotflmao no....! I was busy!!! lol
Anyways, I thought I was making this clip for Kev...lol>>>
By the way, I hate editing...so there may may duplicate clips actually...yootube embedding glitch>>

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« Reply #64 on: May 19, 2009, 05:36:04 PM »
I like the green light the best.  Too bad you didn't hit the jackpot while taping.  I didn't see a cat in the video?

K+
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« Reply #65 on: May 19, 2009, 05:38:12 PM »
Funny thing was , while I was recording, I was thinking I was talking to my kitty cat...lol
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« Reply #66 on: May 19, 2009, 06:21:07 PM »
Quote from: a69mopar on May 19, 2009, 05:36:04 PM
I like the green light the best.

At Paris Las Vegas (and maybe other Harrah's properties, too?) they used green LEDs in the "cash out" buttons of their S2000's.  I guess green =  money
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« Reply #67 on: May 19, 2009, 06:36:19 PM »
Quote from: stayouttadabunker on May 19, 2009, 05:15:30 PM
rotflmao no....! I was busy!!! lol
Anyways, I thought I was making this clip for Kev...lol>>>
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These Colored LED's are sweet  propeller ...I'm going to order some and try them out  yes ...that's not a bad price for multiple head LEDs applause

Queston:...will these work in both S+ and S2000 ?  Scratch Head...Yes I could look up the voltages, ect but I just thought you might know off the top of your head since you already are using them...  arrow
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« Reply #68 on: May 19, 2009, 06:58:24 PM »
I'm not sure what the voltages are for these...
I know one thing...if the S2000 needs more voltage, then these will be too dim.
However, if the S2000 uses less voltage bulbs, then these will probably burn out...
All I can say for sure is that they are the right ones for an S+ machine.
Secondly, in the photo below, the bulbs are just a touch too big for the button holes.
I used a 150 grit sandpaper and made them just a touch smaller so they buttons work smoothly.
You can also use a good sharp Exacto knife and trim the hole in the button plunger just a touch larger as well.
you will see exactly where I sanded a little on the bulbs to make them fit well. (Look at the white LED)
Finally, for some unknown reason,
the company that puts these bulbs together (They have 3 LED lights on them)
doesn't bend the contact wires the same way for every bulb.
The wire coming out of the printed side of the bulb must exit the socket and
run down the left side of every bulb in order to make contact inside the light socket of a button contact.
I don't understand why the irregularities of the contact wires,
 but it's easy to pull up and bend them over onto the left sides easily enough.
The reason the contact wires of the bulbs must run on the left side? LEDs are one way diodes really.
They do not work when installed backwards....if you put a bulb in and it doesn't work, chances are that it's backwards or the wires are coming out on the right side and not contacting the button socket's contacts.
By the way, you won't burn them if they're backwards, they just won't light up...
Click on the photo to enlarge and you'll see it clearer and you'll also notice that the wires are not exiting the bulbs on the same side.
Nuts huh?, and this photo was taken directly from the website too.....lol
The orange,  blue, and green bulbs have the wires coming out the wrong side...lol    Duh!

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« Reply #69 on: May 19, 2009, 07:03:27 PM »
Those are cool!! I just ordered 5 different colors. Sure beats the plain old bulbs that's in it now.
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« Reply #70 on: May 19, 2009, 07:30:38 PM »
Quote from: knagl on May 19, 2009, 06:21:07 PM
Quote from: a69mopar on May 19, 2009, 05:36:04 PM
I like the green light the best.

At Paris Las Vegas (and maybe other Harrah's properties, too?) they used green LEDs in the "cash out" buttons of their S2000's.  I guess green =  money
That would be great if I had something to cash out.  For me the grren is for the casino.

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« Reply #71 on: May 19, 2009, 07:54:10 PM »
S2000 uses 12 volts, S+ uses 6 volts, so these would be too dim for the S2000.
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« Reply #72 on: May 19, 2009, 08:32:40 PM »
Quote from: stayouttadabunker on May 19, 2009, 06:58:24 PM
I'm not sure what the voltages are for these...
I know one thing...if the S2000 needs more voltage, then these will be too dim.
However, if the S2000 uses less voltage bulbs, then these will probably burn out...
All I can say for sure is that they are the right ones for an S+ machine.

Quote from: rickhunter on May 19, 2009, 07:54:10 PM
S2000 uses 12 volts, S+ uses 6 volts, so these would be too dim for the S2000.

I think you both mean that if the lower voltage S Plus bulbs are in the higher voltage S2000 they would be too bright and soon burn out from the double voltage.  and if S2000 bulbs are used in an S Plus they would be too dim on half voltage.

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« Reply #73 on: May 19, 2009, 09:14:01 PM »
There are no colored bulbs in this machine. small Roscolux squares placed below the legends.  I just never got around to doing all the buttons.  Total cost to do this, 2 cents are less. Buzz

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« Reply #74 on: May 19, 2009, 09:47:29 PM »
Very nice Game King Buzz.  K+ for the pic

Thanks,
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