[dewbrite]

I spent a lot of time playing Bally Twilight Zone at the Munich Maker Lab a few years back. I still miss the tungsten bulbs which lit the ball consistently, as opposed to LEDs which tend to "blink" rapidly (at 60Hz?). It makes the ball much easier to track at high speed, and has such a nostalgic soft glow which gently fades off into nothing.

I also miss reading the manual and fixing little things every so often.

It looks like this machine has either moved on from MuMaLab, or was never listed in the first place.

It would be nice to be able to filter machines here by what kind of lights they use. I imagine most places tend to use LEDs to save on electricity. At least that's been my experience checking the barcades I've found from this site.

[fourteenfour]

The early LED replacement bulbs were bad and flickery, they are better now. They even make add on boards to smooth the on/off state to mimic incandescent bulbs https://www.cometpinball.com/collections/led-ocd-boards

[dewbrite]

I would believe it - I just don't think I've seen it. All it would take is better PWM controllers right?

I wonder if the places I've been to just don't know, or just haven't upgraded yet (waiting until the originals die?), or are trying to save pennies on the dollar on repairs?

[weaksauce]

> use LEDs to save on electricity

a lot of places switch because it produces less heat damage as they stay on for long periods of time and make a lot of heat. this can negatively impact longevity of the backglass and plastics