LED bulbs instead of incandescent on Bally 742a
Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:54 am
Hello
First post here, I've already picked up a few tips whilst reading as a guest and have taken the plunge to register.
I recently bought my first slot machine/one arm bandit - a mid 1960s Bally 742A "Money Honey".
It works fine, and I have started to smarten it up.
The incandescent bulbs, according to a Bally EM Manual should all be type #66; I have a mixture of missing bulbs, some working #89 and some working #63s.
Elsewhere I have read about replacing the incandescent bulbs with LED ones - less heat, longer lifespan and think this is what I would like to do.
I would prefer a LED bulb that gives all-round light - like the incandescent ones do, rather than a "flat - topped" LED which would point most of its light in the forwards direction only.
Has anyone else changed their bulbs to LEDs and if so, were you happy with the result and as importantly, where in the UK did you buy them?
Many thanks
First post here, I've already picked up a few tips whilst reading as a guest and have taken the plunge to register.
I recently bought my first slot machine/one arm bandit - a mid 1960s Bally 742A "Money Honey".
It works fine, and I have started to smarten it up.
The incandescent bulbs, according to a Bally EM Manual should all be type #66; I have a mixture of missing bulbs, some working #89 and some working #63s.
Elsewhere I have read about replacing the incandescent bulbs with LED ones - less heat, longer lifespan and think this is what I would like to do.
I would prefer a LED bulb that gives all-round light - like the incandescent ones do, rather than a "flat - topped" LED which would point most of its light in the forwards direction only.
Has anyone else changed their bulbs to LEDs and if so, were you happy with the result and as importantly, where in the UK did you buy them?
Many thanks