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Advice needed: New back glass makes new LED's look like crap
I'll try and make this quick. I have a 1971 Bally Round Up pin that has a less than stellar back glass. Most of the lit art resembles lace. I found a reproduction back glass for it and pulled the trigger. It is really pretty...for an ugly cowboy whorehouse theme. It turns out this reproduction is reverse printed vinyl on glass. I didn't know this, and it doesn't surprise me that it's not silk screened as original. Only problem I have with it is I had purchased some new colored LED bulbs for the back box. Cool white for general lighting, warm white for skin tones, yellow to light the major areas of yellow, and red for anything that is supposed to light up red. The lights looked great behind the original faded/flaking back glass. Apparently the vinyl is thicker as all I have is a dimly lit circle seen behind the art.
Do I:
1) Live with it?
2) Buy brighter LED's?
3) Reinstall the original filament bulbs?
If I reinstall the original bulbs do I risk damaging the new vinyl art on the back glass?
I'd love some advice!
P.S. I've included a picture of the original, and the reproduction. On the lit picture of the reproduction, I have reinstalled two original bulbs, one in her breast, and one in her dress to compare them to the LED's in the rest of the back glass. The 4 people above player 2's score are from left to right; LED, bulb, LED, bulb.
I'll try and make this quick. I have a 1971 Bally Round Up pin that has a less than stellar back glass. Most of the lit art resembles lace. I found a reproduction back glass for it and pulled the trigger. It is really pretty...for an ugly cowboy whorehouse theme. It turns out this reproduction is reverse printed vinyl on glass. I didn't know this, and it doesn't surprise me that it's not silk screened as original. Only problem I have with it is I had purchased some new colored LED bulbs for the back box. Cool white for general lighting, warm white for skin tones, yellow to light the major areas of yellow, and red for anything that is supposed to light up red. The lights looked great behind the original faded/flaking back glass. Apparently the vinyl is thicker as all I have is a dimly lit circle seen behind the art.
Do I:
1) Live with it?
2) Buy brighter LED's?
3) Reinstall the original filament bulbs?
If I reinstall the original bulbs do I risk damaging the new vinyl art on the back glass?
I'd love some advice!
P.S. I've included a picture of the original, and the reproduction. On the lit picture of the reproduction, I have reinstalled two original bulbs, one in her breast, and one in her dress to compare them to the LED's in the rest of the back glass. The 4 people above player 2's score are from left to right; LED, bulb, LED, bulb.