Data East Star Trek 25th Edition - LED chase lights mod completed and for sale

[Shmuel]

Like all ST25 games mine has the shorted out chase lights. I repaired
the driver board, simple fix, by replacing the 2 ICs (about $2 in
parts). I also repaired the light string by using electrical tape to
better insulate the common +12V wire. When it was all working I
decided it wasn't that pretty after all... it seems the electrical
tape blocked some of the light.

My solution:

I called a rope light manufacturer in China and had them build me a 4-
wire, 12V roll of blue "super chasing" lights with a +12V positive
common ground. Of course the minimum quantity was huge, so now I
guess I'm in the "pinball mod" business.

The new lights are fantastic. They are super bright. The rope light
is clear and about double the original diameter. Although larger, it
does fit perfectly under the lip of the ramp and does not appear
bulky. The clear rope light tube is much nicer looking than the
original blue.. when lit the blue lights really stand out. I reckon I
can make about 20 light rope sets. If you are not good at soldering
I'll even patch your board up for you like new.

Anyway, just trying to figure out if there is any interest. Email me
if you want a set. I'm thinking I'll sell them for about $125 for the
set and $50 if you want me to rebuild your board. Sorry they are so
pricey.. I had to pay a hefty tooling charge to get the rope lights
made to spec and have the roll shipped. Yes $50 is pricey to solder
in 2 chips..but this isnt my day job and anything less I can't be
bothered... unless you're a cute girl and willing to go on a date with
me..then it's free.

Brian.

[ComputerSpace]

Post by Shmuel
Like all ST25 games mine has the shorted out chase lights. I repaired
the driver board, simple fix, by replacing the 2 ICs (about $2 in
parts). I also repaired the light string by using electrical tape to
better insulate the common +12V wire. When it was all working I
decided it wasn't that pretty after all... it seems the electrical
tape blocked some of the light.
I called a rope light manufacturer in China and had them build me a 4-
wire, 12V roll of blue "super chasing" lights with a +12V positive
common ground. Of course the minimum quantity was huge, so now I
guess I'm in the "pinball mod" business.
The new lights are fantastic. They are super bright. The rope light
is clear and about double the original diameter. Although larger, it
does fit perfectly under the lip of the ramp and does not appear
bulky. The clear rope light tube is much nicer looking than the
original blue.. when lit the blue lights really stand out. I reckon I
can make about 20 light rope sets. If you are not good at soldering
I'll even patch your board up for you like new.
Anyway, just trying to figure out if there is any interest. Email me
if you want a set. I'm thinking I'll sell them for about $125 for the
set and $50 if you want me to rebuild your board. Sorry they are so
pricey.. I had to pay a hefty tooling charge to get the rope lights
made to spec and have the roll shipped. Yes $50 is pricey to solder
in 2 chips..but this isnt my day job and anything less I can't be
bothered... unless you're a cute girl and willing to go on a date with
me..then it's free.
Brian.

Hello - are you still offering the ST rope lights? I'm interested in a set if you are. You can reply to me at computerspace at hotmail dot com.

Thanks
Tom

[Twitami]

Post by Shmuel
Like all ST25 games mine has the shorted out chase lights. I repaired
the driver board, simple fix, by replacing the 2 ICs (about $2 in
parts). I also repaired the light string by using electrical tape to
better insulate the common +12V wire. When it was all working I
decided it wasn't that pretty after all... it seems the electrical
tape blocked some of the light.
I called a rope light manufacturer in China and had them build me a 4-
wire, 12V roll of blue "super chasing" lights with a +12V positive
common ground. Of course the minimum quantity was huge, so now I
guess I'm in the "pinball mod" business.
The new lights are fantastic. They are super bright. The rope light
is clear and about double the original diameter. Although larger, it
does fit perfectly under the lip of the ramp and does not appear
bulky. The clear rope light tube is much nicer looking than the
original blue.. when lit the blue lights really stand out. I reckon I
can make about 20 light rope sets. If you are not good at soldering
I'll even patch your board up for you like new.
Anyway, just trying to figure out if there is any interest. Email me
if you want a set. I'm thinking I'll sell them for about $125 for the
set and $50 if you want me to rebuild your board. Sorry they are so
pricey.. I had to pay a hefty tooling charge to get the rope lights
made to spec and have the roll shipped. Yes $50 is pricey to solder
in 2 chips..but this isnt my day job and anything less I can't be
bothered... unless you're a cute girl and willing to go on a date with
me..then it's free.
Brian.

Heh, i would have done this. Any chance you still have any?

[h***@gmail.com]

Post by Shmuel
Like all ST25 games mine has the shorted out chase lights. I repaired
the driver board, simple fix, by replacing the 2 ICs (about $2 in
parts). I also repaired the light string by using electrical tape to
better insulate the common +12V wire. When it was all working I
decided it wasn't that pretty after all... it seems the electrical
tape blocked some of the light.
I called a rope light manufacturer in China and had them build me a 4-
wire, 12V roll of blue "super chasing" lights with a +12V positive
common ground. Of course the minimum quantity was huge, so now I
guess I'm in the "pinball mod" business.
The new lights are fantastic. They are super bright. The rope light
is clear and about double the original diameter. Although larger, it
does fit perfectly under the lip of the ramp and does not appear
bulky. The clear rope light tube is much nicer looking than the
original blue.. when lit the blue lights really stand out. I reckon I
can make about 20 light rope sets. If you are not good at soldering
I'll even patch your board up for you like new.
Anyway, just trying to figure out if there is any interest. Email me
if you want a set. I'm thinking I'll sell them for about $125 for the
set and $50 if you want me to rebuild your board. Sorry they are so
pricey.. I had to pay a hefty tooling charge to get the rope lights
made to spec and have the roll shipped. Yes $50 is pricey to solder
in 2 chips..but this isnt my day job and anything less I can't be
bothered... unless you're a cute girl and willing to go on a date with
me..then it's free.
Brian.

Hey Brian I know this is an old post but I finally tracked one of these pins down and if available would love to buy one. Thanks Mike ***@yahoo.com

[Joe Magiera]

Like all ST25 games mine has the shorted out chase lights. I repaired the driver board, simple fix, by replacing the 2 ICs (about $2 in parts). I also repaired the light string by using electrical tape to better insulate the common +12V wire. When it was all working I decided it wasn't that pretty after all... it seems the electrical tape blocked some of the light. My solution: I called a rope light manufacturer in China and had them build me a 4- wire, 12V roll of blue "super chasing" lights with a +12V positive common ground. Of course the minimum quantity was huge, so now I guess I'm in the "pinball mod" business. The new lights are fantastic. They are super bright. The rope light is clear and about double the original diameter. Although larger, it does fit perfectly under the lip of the ramp and does not appear bulky. The clear rope light tube is much nicer looking than the original blue.. when lit the blue lights really stand out. I reckon I can make about 20 light rope sets. If you are not good at soldering I'll even patch your board up for you like new. Anyway, just trying to figure out if there is any interest. Email me if you want a set. I'm thinking I'll sell them for about $125 for the set and $50 if you want me to rebuild your board. Sorry they are so pricey.. I had to pay a hefty tooling charge to get the rope lights made to spec and have the roll shipped. Yes $50 is pricey to solder in 2 chips..but this isnt my day job and anything less I can't be bothered... unless you're a cute girl and willing to go on a date with me..then it's free. Brian.

Hey Brian, I had my DE ST25 for 5 years waiting/looking for this and finally sold it as is. I sure wish I had spotted your post 2 years ago. Definitely would have had another sale. Even though my game is gone, I'm really glad you did this. Great job.

Joe (joemagiera at ameritech dot net)
***@ameritech.net

[c***@gmail.com]

Like all ST25 games mine has the shorted out chase lights. I repaired the driver board, simple fix, by replacing the 2 ICs (about $2 in parts). I also repaired the light string by using electrical tape to better insulate the common +12V wire. When it was all working I decided it wasn't that pretty after all... it seems the electrical tape blocked some of the light. My solution: I called a rope light manufacturer in China and had them build me a 4- wire, 12V roll of blue "super chasing" lights with a +12V positive common ground. Of course the minimum quantity was huge, so now I guess I'm in the "pinball mod" business. The new lights are fantastic. They are super bright. The rope light is clear and about double the original diameter. Although larger, it does fit perfectly under the lip of the ramp and does not appear bulky. The clear rope light tube is much nicer looking than the original blue.. when lit the blue lights really stand out. I reckon I can make about 20 light rope sets. If you are not good at soldering I'll even patch your board up for you like new. Anyway, just trying to figure out if there is any interest. Email me if you want a set. I'm thinking I'll sell them for about $125 for the set and $50 if you want me to rebuild your board. Sorry they are so pricey.. I had to pay a hefty tooling charge to get the rope lights made to spec and have the roll shipped. Yes $50 is pricey to solder in 2 chips..but this isnt my day job and anything less I can't be bothered... unless you're a cute girl and willing to go on a date with me..then it's free. Brian.

I know this is an old post but are you still offering this?

[c***@gmail.com]

Does anyone know if this is still available? I need these so bad to finish off my machine. Thanks Martin

[d***@gmail.com]

Led rope light still available?

[r***@hotmail.com]

Has anyone had any luck getting a hold of the original poster? I'm interested in a set since someone removed my lights.

[Howard Polack]

Like all ST25 games mine has the shorted out chase lights. I repaired
the driver board, simple fix, by replacing the 2 ICs (about $2 in
parts). I also repaired the light string by using electrical tape to
better insulate the common +12V wire. When it was all working I
decided it wasn't that pretty after all... it seems the electrical
tape blocked some of the light.
I called a rope light manufacturer in China and had them build me a 4-
wire, 12V roll of blue "super chasing" lights with a +12V positive
common ground. Of course the minimum quantity was huge, so now I
guess I'm in the "pinball mod" business.
The new lights are fantastic. They are super bright. The rope light
is clear and about double the original diameter. Although larger, it
does fit perfectly under the lip of the ramp and does not appear
bulky. The clear rope light tube is much nicer looking than the
original blue.. when lit the blue lights really stand out. I reckon I
can make about 20 light rope sets. If you are not good at soldering
I'll even patch your board up for you like new.
Anyway, just trying to figure out if there is any interest. Email me
if you want a set. I'm thinking I'll sell them for about $125 for the
set and $50 if you want me to rebuild your board. Sorry they are so
pricey.. I had to pay a hefty tooling charge to get the rope lights
made to spec and have the roll shipped. Yes $50 is pricey to solder
in 2 chips..but this isnt my day job and anything less I can't be
bothered... unless you're a cute girl and willing to go on a date with
me..then it's free.
Brian.

Brian,
If you still have the parts, there are probably a lot of customers out there with the Pin getting older and many removing these chase lights. Please email me if you have any of the parts left. I can do soldering if you are not interested in putting anymore time into this. If you don't have the parts and know who you had create them, I might try to see if I can get enough people interested to bulk order again.
***@polackfamily.com