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Offline muchostyle

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LEDs just too damn bright sometimes...
« on: June 29, 2013, 10:41:37 PM »
Just got my Tales from the Crypt complete with full LEDs.  Love the game, and the LEDs under the playfield are awesome, but I found that having them in the backbox generates too much light.  I found that the image from the translite was reflecting so much on the glass that I couldn't see what was happening in the top third of the playfield!

Consequently I've just replaced all LEDs behind the glass with standard globes... Problem solved!

Anyone else had similar issues?

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Re: LEDs just too damn bright sometimes...
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2013, 10:54:37 PM »
Yeh the LEDS in backboxes coz all kinds of probs like that...

You can try adding a few layers of tracing paper/baking paper as a softener/diffuser between the led and the backglass......in fact you might just wanna cut some tracing/baking paper into large sheets to cover the entire backglass (except for any score displays) to soften the sharpness of the leds...

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Re: LEDs just too damn bright sometimes...
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2013, 01:02:52 AM »
Yeh the LEDS in backboxes coz all kinds of probs like that...

You can try adding a few layers of tracing paper/baking paper as a softener/diffuser between the led and the backglass......in fact you might just wanna cut some tracing/baking paper into large sheets to cover the entire backglass (except for any score displays) to soften the sharpness of the leds...

MM

Thanks Marty,

Good idea!  I like the concept of the LEDs, but I also want to see what's going on during the game...

Cheers!

Paul.

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Re: LEDs just too damn bright sometimes...
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2013, 01:41:27 PM »
.... try adding a few layers of tracing paper

Fantastic idea thanks

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Re: LEDs just too damn bright sometimes...
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2013, 09:25:15 PM »
Had the same problem with my TFTC. I took the backbox ones straight back out.

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Re: LEDs just too damn bright sometimes...
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2013, 08:25:55 PM »
Ditto with Dirty Harry. Looked awesome, but couldn't see playfield. Normal globes fixed it
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Re: LEDs just too damn bright sometimes...
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2013, 12:10:51 AM »
Never used leds in the backbox, but didmyou guys try the frosted style and/or the 180 degree leds? I wonder if they would do the job. I always wanted to led a backbox to put ledd strain on the pcbs and backglass
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Re: LEDs just too damn bright sometimes...
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2013, 11:47:01 AM »

I only use the 180 degree LEDs behind translites. I rarely put LED flashers as they are too bright and wash into surrounding LED effects. For a dark room, 180s are absolutely perfect. Some translites look awesome like CFTBL, ST TNG and some look awful - like Black Rose. You need to experiment with 180s. Here's where I get mine from ;

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Re: LEDs just too damn bright sometimes...
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2013, 12:15:53 PM »
I've found the leds in the fellowship semicircle my LOTR a little bright, maybe I'm getting too old and cranky!