Friday, December 25, 2009

Marquee Light

No proper arcade is complete without a lighted marquee. The arcade already has a light fixture mounted in it that just needs a bulb but after some research I find that these bulbs are hard to come by and expensive. Further research leads me to a way that I can modify this fixture to accept a standard bulb but the process involves drilling holes in the metal and some rewiring.

Further further research leads me to a simple suggestion... just add a new light fixture. Originally I was looking at a $12 florescent light fixture that would have gotten the job done but often has a heat problem in the confined space, eventually after some more research I settle on a $22 LED light that will last pretty much forever. I end up having to rig a mount with some wire into the existing screw holes but it ends up working perfectly.

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