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Found it! standard #89 green bulbs

Green flashers ?

Or do you mean #86 as used on creature ramp?

If you mean #86 I got some f Andy at pinballmania last year.
If you do mean #89 flasher in green then sorry no, but I'd try Andy
 
Stan Simpson taught me how to colour bulbs. You get some small pots of glass paint, like these.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/360940285836-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

Then you hold the electrical bit of the bulb in a springy clothes peg and dip them in the glass paint bottle. You let the surplus drop back into the bottle then you can set the peg down on a flat surface and let the paint dry. Works really well.
 
Andrew Stockdale said:
Stan Simpson taught me how to colour bulbs. You get some small pots of glass paint, like these.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/360940285836-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

Then you hold the electrical bit of the bulb in a springy clothes peg and dip them in the glass paint bottle. You let the surplus drop back into the bottle then you can set the peg down on a flat surface and let the paint dry. Works really well.
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cheers andy,that would be ideal,its definately the #89 flashers i want & never seen any coloured ones about so will try this.
 
Andrew Stockdale said:
Stan Simpson taught me how to colour bulbs. You get some small pots of glass paint, like these.

http://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/360940285836-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

Then you hold the electrical bit of the bulb in a springy clothes peg and dip them in the glass paint bottle. You let the surplus drop back into the bottle then you can set the peg down on a flat surface and let the paint dry. Works really well.
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Note to one self need to no how to put a link up :hmm:
 
kevlar said:
Plenty of coloured LED flashers on the market.
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Can they be toned down Kev ?
Every time I've played a machine with them I have come away disoriented and with blurred vision. More worryingly the 12 bottles of Peroni did nothing to rectify the problem. :hmm:
 
BigIan said:
Green flashers ?

Or do you mean #86 as used on creature ramp?

If you mean #86 I got some f Andy at pinballmania last year.
If you do mean #89 flasher in green then sorry no, but I'd try Andy
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My F-14 had a 'dipped' green #455 twinkling bulb under the central 'radarscope' - the globular envelope must've prevented the use of a condom/sleeve, as with the red & blue bulbs on the Launch ramp. The cement on this bulb had failed, leaving the envelope loose from the metal base, but it still worked.
 
When colouring your bulbs make note that they will need multiple coats to make any difference to the light output, especially with flashers.

I bought a set of 6 small tubs from Hobbycraft for about £4. Have had fun experimenting on my Met with the flashers behind the cross.
 
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its the excess that you have to over come. I dip, then run the excess off on the edge of the bottle, then run the drip down the edge of some kitchen roll .
I have just had a quick check its the light green not dark that you need
how many do you want ?
 
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