LED Lighting update w/vidio

[dwbeckett]

I  have desided to change out my track powered lighting to battery powered LED's  on my older Aristo Passenger cars. The URL below is a good source to calculate how much power and  and how many LED's and resistors are needed. It also will provied the correct circuit to use for your needs, the only thing you need to add is an on/off switch.  try it out with this info supply voltage-3 volt ( 2 AA's ),  forward volt 2, current draw -20ma, 4 (# of LED's ) The last 3 bit's of info are on the LED packageing. NOTE: you can use any power supply voltage as long as it's DC, AC power will need a bridge rectectifier and a voltage regulator to use LED's  BTW in my serching for LED's I have found some Blinking RED LED's that are self contained Just add correct power and they start blinking .

http://led.linear1.org/led.wiz

This is a SHORT vidio of my experamenting with LED's And yes I know I only need the center red tail light, But I glued the side marker in. Side's 12v self-contained. Rear 12v,10mm blinking seif-contained, interer lights 8 led's 4-100ohm resisters all powered by 1-9 volt battery

 

 

I would like feedback Please

 

Dave

[dwbeckett]

I don't beleve it NO COMENT'S 

[Greg Elmassian]

 Must have missed it before. I'm not much for the flashing lights, but they do look bright.

 I have found flexible light strips that run from 12v that you can cut to length in 2" increments, and they have sticky on them, real easy to install... will be using them to replace the power-hungry lights in my Aristo heavyweights and my USAT streamliners...

They really are an improvement in not only reduced power, but better spread of light, and the low profile allows you to tuck them up in the roof so they do not beam out the windows..

Note one car is a coach, the other a diner, so the diner has frosted windows in the kitchen.

 

 

Regards, Greg

[smokymtguy]

Any thoughts on using the new Christmas LED lights, you could get 60 LEDs for $8.00 - $10.00 a string.

[Anonymous]

They look good DW!

Now I would like to know if you could slow the out board ones down just a tad.

Reason I feel there moving way to fast.

You did a good job I know that!!!

ATSF

[dwbeckett]

ATSF 08

They look good DW!

Now I would like to know if you could slow the out board ones down just a tad.

Reason I feel there moving way to fast.

You did a good job I know that!!!

ATSF

I assume you mean the Red one's, They are a self-contained 12v flashing LED's. I am powering them with small 9v battery. and I'm also using the same battery for the car lighting, If it's not raining tonight I will try a longer vidio that's not 2 foot away. I also plan to change out the side makrers to steady burning led's that are about 300 to 400MCP (dimmer)

Dave