I used some wire I had from a scrapped machine. So prior to fitting the boards and enjoying any cool lighting effects you will need to attach some suitable wire to the boards. The more observant among you may have noticed that the boards are not pre-wired. Pad 3 (marked C/F) – wire to any coil or flasher drive tab for flasher function Pad 2 (marked ++) – wire to any 20v flasher power Pad 1 (marked G) – wire to any ground if you want GI lighting Hence the reason there are 3 connection pads for wiring. The SPL boards are designed to provide permanent GI light and/or act as a flasher also - when connected to a coil/flasher of your choice the SPL will flash when that coil/flasher is activated! They are designed to run from the 20v DC flasher power found on most modern pins. The boards are super thin and designed to fit snugly beneath a regular star post – as you can see in the next photo. So let’s have a closer look at the boards.Įach board has 4 LEDs, a few components and 3 attachment pads for wiring them into your game. I ordered a pair of each to try them out in my games.
They are available in cool white and warm (more natural) white, although the website does indicate other colours may be available on request. Not surprisingly these days, the SPL boards use LED technology. So after a few days wait for the package to wing its way across the Atlantic I excitedly opened it. You can read more about the history of star post lighting on the GLM website. The Star Post Light (SPL) Boards have been developed by Tony Clark at GLM, inspired by the work Steve Charland had done lighting star posts on a Gottlieb Alien Star. Which is exactly what I did a few weeks ago. OK … I may be getting slightly carried away but you have to admit – lighted star posts sound pretty awesome!Īnd now you don’t have to be mad or an alien to have lighted star posts, you just have to head on over to the Great Lakes Modular website and order some. What could possibly be better than the classic star post? Well, how about one that is lit from within, glowing with an ethereal majesty that until now would have been passed off as the stuff of a madman’s dream or the workings of some future alien civilisation. So when I began to hear rumours of ‘lighted’ star posts you can understand my excitement. To me a pinball machine without star posts is just not right. The perfect synthesis of design and function. To this pinball lover, it’s a small thing of beauty.Įasy on the eye, its fluted sides catching the light from nearby lamps, available in a rainbow of colours, it sits in harmony with the playfield artwork and lifts the whole to a new level. To some, it’s just a plastic post to wrap a rubber around.
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