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    Default Fluorescent Bulb dying, changed to LED.

    Hi all. On my Catch Me 500 Pachislo, the fluorescent bulb was dying. It seemed a bit too much work to try and track down the right replacement, so I purchased these LEDs from Amazon for $8:

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    I figured this will be less taxing on the power supply as an added benefit.

    I tapped into a 24v source on the "GET" light bulb. Since the Get light bulb flashes when you win, so does the reel light now. I added a 330 ohm resister to take away some brightness, as well as some textured tape to dilute the reflection of the LED's. I soldered using solid phone line wire to the solder points on the plug from behind.

    The Led's are 2 (12 volt) 4 segment strips, wired in series to give me 24 volts. The resistor is soldered in series (in line) with the led ground, though you can wire it on either side.

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    That was it. Easy mod, less power consumption, may last forever.


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    I am currently working on a way to modify all the bulbs to led reusing their sockets.

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    Default Re: Fluorescent Bulb dying, changed to LED.

    Cool!!

    "Blowing smoke rings at the moon."

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