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So, I've had this EM AZTEC for 30 or 40 years.
AZTEC has a set of 5 targets for the 5 letters
in AZTEC which light 2 banks of lights that spell AZTEC.
So, all told, AZTEC in lights 3 times.

So, years ago I got some stained glass paint and colored the bulbs
in AZTEC so that the A was one color, Z another, etc. That looked
pretty good.

So, last week, I finally ordered 15 LEDs in 5 colors:

RED
GREEN
ORANGE
BLUE
PURPLE

They look FANTASTIC!

I'm thinking of a 6th color for the Double Bonus lights.

When I tried to order the bulbs I found some web sites better than
others for ordering. I ended up using Pinball Life:

https://www.pinballlife.com/ablaze-premium-ghost-buster-1-smd-led-4447-bayonet-base-lamp-with-frosted-dome.html

I read about the ghost busting and the benefits of the frosted dome.
Very happy with what I got.

I've tried to take pictures, but so far it looks like a good exposure on
one color, gives a washed out exposure on another color.

Still, I'm very happy with the results.
This is a really easy upgrade with a huge payout.

--
Dan Espen
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On Friday, April 10, 2020 at 7:27:04 AM UTC-7, Dan Espen wrote:

So, I've had this EM AZTEC for 30 or 40 years.
AZTEC has a set of 5 targets for the 5 letters
in AZTEC which light 2 banks of lights that spell AZTEC.
So, all told, AZTEC in lights 3 times.

So, years ago I got some stained glass paint and colored the bulbs
in AZTEC so that the A was one color, Z another, etc. That looked
pretty good.

So, last week, I finally ordered 15 LEDs in 5 colors:

RED
GREEN
ORANGE
BLUE
PURPLE

They look FANTASTIC!

I'm thinking of a 6th color for the Double Bonus lights.

When I tried to order the bulbs I found some web sites better than
others for ordering. I ended up using Pinball Life:

https://www.pinballlife.com/ablaze-premium-ghost-buster-1-smd-led-4447-bayonet-base-lamp-with-frosted-dome.html

I read about the ghost busting and the benefits of the frosted dome.
Very happy with what I got.

I've tried to take pictures, but so far it looks like a good exposure on
one color, gives a washed out exposure on another color.

Still, I'm very happy with the results.
This is a really easy upgrade with a huge payout.

--
Dan Espen

Yea just put some in mine but moved somehting on the stepper unit. Now A relay stays engaged and ball stays 2 play. Ahhh but them LED's look great.
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Ric Coder <riccoder@gmail.com> writes:

On Friday, April 10, 2020 at 7:27:04 AM UTC-7, Dan Espen wrote:

So, I've had this EM AZTEC for 30 or 40 years. AZTEC has a set of 5
targets for the 5 letters in AZTEC which light 2 banks of lights that
spell AZTEC. So, all told, AZTEC in lights 3 times.

So, years ago I got some stained glass paint and colored the bulbs in
AZTEC so that the A was one color, Z another, etc. That looked pretty
good.

So, last week, I finally ordered 15 LEDs in 5 colors:

RED GREEN ORANGE BLUE PURPLE

They look FANTASTIC!

I'm thinking of a 6th color for the Double Bonus lights.

When I tried to order the bulbs I found some web sites better than
others for ordering. I ended up using Pinball Life:

https://www.pinballlife.com/ablaze-premium-ghost-buster-1-smd-led-4447-bayonet-base-lamp-with-frosted-dome.html

I read about the ghost busting and the benefits of the frosted dome.
Very happy with what I got.

I've tried to take pictures, but so far it looks like a good exposure
on one color, gives a washed out exposure on another color.

Still, I'm very happy with the results. This is a really easy
upgrade with a huge payout.

Yea just put some in mine but moved somehting on the stepper unit.
Now A relay stays engaged and ball stays 2 play. Ahhh but them LED's
look great.

Still have the LEDs, they still look great.
Just 2 days ago I finally got around to adjusting and cleaning the bonus stepper unit so that all the bonus lights go on during play.
Just had to move the outer arm a little bit and clean the contacts.

I don't see how lights are going to stop a relay from working.
--
Dan Espen
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