tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780773134672544581.post5734462727978193659..comments2024-01-28T07:38:45.627+11:00Comments on Comtrain goes H0! H0! H0!: 2018_03_22 Got some seats...but...Rod Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01692168496825957549noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780773134672544581.post-60954187768651675252018-03-27T15:52:11.099+11:002018-03-27T15:52:11.099+11:00LEDs start to glow at a lower voltage than that sp...LEDs start to glow at a lower voltage than that specified. The commercial strip lights are rated at 12v for full brightness but they may start glowing at a lower voltage. I had a short test strip running off a 9v battery. <br />DavidVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121830163678447622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780773134672544581.post-41673420479734674612018-03-26T10:23:45.555+11:002018-03-26T10:23:45.555+11:00Hello David
I actually bought some almost the same...Hello David<br />I actually bought some almost the same in red, yellow and green. and three wire ones red or white. Tony K then found some ultra tiny ones in colours as well as three shades of white. We had some BLMA scale signal heads and encapsulated three leds in a head and created a nice searchlight signal. What I do need to work out is how to wire the car lights up using led strips. I believe my light strips are 12v with resistors on board our English mate is running his off 3v? Don't Led's need 4.5 volts approx?<br />Rod Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692168496825957549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780773134672544581.post-81339643874664536432018-03-23T20:06:34.035+11:002018-03-23T20:06:34.035+11:00Hi Rod, I bought nano leds off ebay last December ...Hi Rod, I bought nano leds off ebay last December like these https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/T0603WM-20pcs-Pre-soldered-micro-litz-wired-leads-Warm-White-SMD-Led-0603-NEW-/181961147639?hash=item2a5dbac4f7<br />I wanted very dim yellowish lights for my old NSW FO carriages. I intend to hook them up as a rake with a decoder in the middle carriage and connectors to each end carriage.<br />DavidVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121830163678447622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6780773134672544581.post-22392685239250585812018-03-22T20:19:32.628+11:002018-03-22T20:19:32.628+11:00I like the idea of a fixed magnet to turn the ligh...I like the idea of a fixed magnet to turn the lights on and off when entering a staging yard. Rapido (Canadian company) uses the magnet operated lights on their coaches. I don't recall them requiring a specific magnet polarity, so I think you should be right with your fixed magnet.<br />Rob Nesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057159654871941767noreply@blogger.com