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bulbs
Posted by bigdogjeff on Friday, October 28, 2011 7:41 AM

i was looking at my bulb supply for the layout and its really getting down in supply so where do you get your bulbs. i need for 022 switches bumpers and oil towers and so on.

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Posted by gunrunnerjohn on Friday, October 28, 2011 8:01 AM

I recommend you consider LED replacements, they run much cooler and also take a lot less power.  You'd be surprised how much power all the lights on the layout consume.

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Posted by bigdogjeff on Friday, October 28, 2011 8:51 AM

led is a lot of money compared to the glass bulb and dont want to invest in the new stuff . i like the old look and the "burning of plastic" Ha HA

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Posted by srguy on Friday, October 28, 2011 9:01 AM

Try Town & Country ... they stock bulbs for just about everything Lionel ... standard and LED.  I use LEDs on my 022s and semaphore ... they run cool and you never have to concern yourself with melting lanterns!!   http://www.towncountryhobbies.com/

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Posted by arkady on Friday, October 28, 2011 9:50 AM

The OP said he also wanted replacement bulbs for his oil towers.  Be pretty tough to get a bubble tube going with an LED.

 http://autolumination.com/trainbulbs.htm

 

 

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