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Replacing your Marquee Lights with LEDs

Guest article written by Andy Thompson The flourescent tubes for the marquee lights are extremely difficult to find replacements for if they have broken or gone out. Changing them out for LEDs instead of fluorescent tubes is a long term solution that is also more durable, not to mention both…

July 3, 2016

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Diffusing Lights

Arcade marquee lights, while attractive, lend themselves poorly to gameplay. These things are bright. It’s not exactly enjoyable to have the peripheral glare of a dying sun burning your retinas, which is probably why most of us hang a jacket to cover them up. Thankfully it’s a simple and cheap fix…

March 18, 2016

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Wiring Buttons with a JPAC or IPAC

If you’re looking to upgrade your arcade cabinet with extra buttons, the process is relatively straightforward if not a little… messy. Finagling the rats nest of wires found in older machines is the most difficult part of this project. I decided to add two extra buttons to my cabinet to emulate…

April 4, 2016

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Bass Neons to LED Strips

Most dance game cabinets come with neon tube lighting which flashes on and off during gameplay. While these look nice, if one of your lights breaks it can be difficult to find a replacement. You might also want to give your machine a refreshed look with a new set of lights….

December 29, 2016

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Controlling Cabinet Lights with a LumenAR

What’s an arcade cabinet without lights? If you have a DDR cabinet running OpenITG (or other dance game emulator) and are looking for light support for buttons, pads and marquee lights, you can use a LumenAR to connect the cabinet lights to your PC. This wonderfully simple solution gives full…

March 25, 2016

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