Quoted from tiger_31

ok thanks, but who are the best led for the G.I and the best for the insert.

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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.