I've been lighting up my own flipper buttons on the cheap since 2013/14 because back then I refused to spend over $30usd+shipping per game from cointaker so I came up with my own DIY here:
www.pinballrevolution.com
Now almost a decade later Eddie from pinballleds.ca has come up with an ingenious design using his 3D printer and paired with his matrix lighting system comes this easy plug and play light up flipper button kit for $19.95cdn.
The beauty of this design is it's all in one so you remove the stock flipper button including the nut and replace with the translucent button which threads into the light housing which acts as a nut to hold flipper button in place.
Another nice thing about this design is it used a 3SMD led strip that slides into a round channel which goes around the flipper button inside so it is evenly lit and bright from the outside. For my old DIY lit flipper buttons I could only achieve this by using a dual flex head led or adding a second socket but with Eddie's it's very bright even with the room lights on as shown below.
I believe Eddie could even do this in RGB or have it tied to a controller and app on your phone via bluetooth for other effects for a bit more otherwise I tie my lit flipper buttons to my start button so it flashes during attract mode and stays solid once you start a game. I am going to be upgrading all my games with this kit that can be found here:
Enjoy!
DIY - Light Up LED Flipper Buttons
They have premade light up flipper button kits from various online vendors such as Coin Taker but they are pretty damn pricey at over $30. I am going to show you what I did to light up my own flipper buttons and what parts I used: Transparent Cabinet Flipper Button - 1-1/8" Shaft - Clear [...
www.pinballrevolution.com
Now almost a decade later Eddie from pinballleds.ca has come up with an ingenious design using his 3D printer and paired with his matrix lighting system comes this easy plug and play light up flipper button kit for $19.95cdn.
The beauty of this design is it's all in one so you remove the stock flipper button including the nut and replace with the translucent button which threads into the light housing which acts as a nut to hold flipper button in place.
Another nice thing about this design is it used a 3SMD led strip that slides into a round channel which goes around the flipper button inside so it is evenly lit and bright from the outside. For my old DIY lit flipper buttons I could only achieve this by using a dual flex head led or adding a second socket but with Eddie's it's very bright even with the room lights on as shown below.
I believe Eddie could even do this in RGB or have it tied to a controller and app on your phone via bluetooth for other effects for a bit more otherwise I tie my lit flipper buttons to my start button so it flashes during attract mode and stays solid once you start a game. I am going to be upgrading all my games with this kit that can be found here:
Enjoy!
