http://cgi.ebay.ca/Pinball-LED.....?hash=item20acd16ecb

Hey,
saw these on E-Bay. Is this a good deal for a bulk buy? I looked at the buyer's feedback and it seems everyone has been happy with what they received so far. Just wondering if anyone here has ordered from them?
Cheers.

Its a fair deal. You can pay approx. the same from cointaker.com and order EXACTLY what you want. I have been happy with their product and service.

That *is* cointaker.com  

That being said, I've been ordering from Cointaker.com for some time now and am quite happy with their products.. their flat-rate shipping is a bit of a bummer though.

I was looking at these last night. After seeing WBradley's HSII done up I was quite impressed with the results. The most noticable difference other than tone was the responsivenss of the leds. Immediately on and off. Made the game look a little more high tech. Probably not for every machine but in certain games that's a pretty cool effect.

Need to do a little more research on the colour aspects i.e. not using colored LED's in the red end of the spectrum. That and the requirement for a capacitor to reduce flicker on dimmed lighting. Both considerations Warren brought to my attention.

http://pinballlife.com sells 3 leds for $1.00 ...

Awww you're makin me blush

I was thinking of using the whites in my Slugfest which has GI that stays on all the the time. I'm not sure if the white would be too stark or not. I find the LED's light harsh to look at in certain situations(especially the white). Maybe I'll buy a couple of each in different colors and try them out that way. I think it comes down to a personal taste whether you want to use the old style lighting or LEDS. I do like the fact that LEDS are near '0' maintenance.

Buy the WARM whites, they're much better

PINBALL LIFE  LED'S didnt fit into my game correctly - too tight
COINTAKER is all I use.

I'm considering buying a LED insert kit from BCSpinball. Does that make sense or should I do the work and figure out exactly the bulbs I need and order from cointaker? Sorry for thread jack.

I'm thinking of doing it for my F-14.

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PINBALL LIFE  LED'S didnt fit into my game correctly - too tight
COINTAKER is all I use.

I too use cointaker. I have many PinballLife LED and have only had your problem with the 555's (red) that they had on sale a while ago. I just took some "meat" off the plastic bulb housing with a file and then it fit right in the 555 holder no problems.

All other LED's that I have bought from Pinball life (VIA pinballJM) have fit perfect with no problems. (I got the 555's that had problems fitting direct from PinballLife)

I have a BUNCH of cointaker LED's and am VERY happy with them. there 1HP+4normal led bulbs are WILD, the only prob with them in 44/47 formatt is that they do not fit thru the holes in the play-field, thus you need to insert them into the bulb holder form the top of the play-field

Quoted from jonny_eh

I'm considering buying a LED insert kit from BCSpinball. Does that make sense or should I do the work and figure out exactly the bulbs I need and order from cointaker? Sorry for thread jack.

I'm thinking of doing it for my F-14.

I have had no problems with cointaker. F14 will look good. No matter what, get a few of these in white
http://www.cointaker.com/product.sc?productId=68&categoryId=9

there wicked.

If you want to come by and see 3 games done with cointaker (mostly) LED's let me know. I should be back in town by Sat.

if you help Cointaker build a kit for your machine, they'll give you a discount.

Quoted from machine.slave

if you help Cointaker build a kit for your machine, they'll give you a discount.

Wish I knew that   I have done 3

I know this has been asked before, but I still don't get it. What's the difference between frosted, narrow angle 40, round 90, and wide angle 170? I know this refers to the direction the light is output, but how do I know which to buy for a given spot in a given machine?

Quoted from jonny_eh

I know this has been asked before, but I still don't get it. What's the difference between frosted, narrow angle 40, round 90, and wide angle 170? I know this refers to the direction the light is output, but how do I know which to buy for a given spot in a given machine?

Frosted are like the "condom" covered bulbs equipped stock on pins.

the angles refer to the angle that the light shines out form the LED... think viewing angle on a Television (if that makes sense)

I like wide angle for inserts. Wide angle or the 5 LED style I linked above for G.I. and frosted for any place a condom bulb was used stock

In most situations: playtfield inserts, GI, etc. wide angle seems to work best. Narrow angle are for small inserts, or in the case of some new Stern games, on the top of pop bumpers. Also, for exposed bulbs on some playfield toys they might look kinda cool.

For large inserts, I like the multi LEDs with 4 or 5 LEDs in one, dispersed at a wide angle.

Flashers, which replace #89 or #906  lamps look just like actual flash bulbs or strobes.

I agree with Brock that warm white looks best for most GI lighting. An exception is where you want a high tech look, as the cold white looks bluish.

Also, dont use regular LED's where you have any lights that dim as they will pulse and look terrible. There are LEDs sold by some European companuies that have a small capacitor built in the bulb and can smooth out the pulse. They are pretty expensive.

Toward the red end of the spectrum, lighting inserts with same colour bulbs will look darker than you might want. On the other hand, toward the blue end, they are a huge enhancement and very bright. For red, orange and some yellow inserts, I use a white bulb.

Best thing is if you know what you are doing, the machines don't have to look any different with LEDs. They run cooler, draw considerably less power and locked on lamps won't burn anything.

LED's from bcspinball are the lowest prices.

https://bcspinball.com/index.php?cPath=83_158&osCsid=258de35120ad5b4f5709bdbf06c4ebed

Quoted from Jester

LED's from bcspinball are the lowest prices.

https://bcspinball.com/index.php?cPath=83_158&osCsid=258de35120ad5b4f5709bdbf06c4ebed

best deal was at Expo, 2/1$

How are you liking your cointaker LED's?

Quoted from heinekenlvr

I was thinking of using the whites in my Slugfest which has GI that stays on all the the time. I'm not sure if the white would be too stark or not. I find the LED's light harsh to look at in certain situations(especially the white). Maybe I'll buy a couple of each in different colors and try them out that way. I think it comes down to a personal taste whether you want to use the old style lighting or LEDS. I do like the fact that LEDS are near '0' maintenance.

Bright white wide angle LEDs under the playfield will definitely help Slugfest, the running man and some of the outfield inserts nearly require it on this game.