Powering lighted passenger cars

[sfcgadget]

I am going to tinker with those battery powered LED puck lights. Some are pretty small and last a long time. I found a set of 10 stick on (8 oblong 2 1/2" x 1 1/4" x 3/4" and 2 oval swivel the same size) at Harbor Frieght and Tools for $9.99. That's a dollar a piece! The only thing is the method used to turn them on and off. A toggle switch could be wired in or use these right out of the box, they are the push to turn on type, a hole in the floor under the light to insert a stick would work. That way the only cost is that of the light. Using these would let you have constant lighting. At this price, I'm going to put lights in all my passenger cars and cabeese (cabooseseseses).

[jimmydelv]

Thank yo for your reply and information.

Jim 

 

[kstrong]

Individual batteries seems to be the easiest and most popular way to power the car lights. That way you're not taking away from run time, and with LED bulbs, you can run your lights for a very long time off of a single charge. Some folks put a single battery in one car and run connectors to the rest of the cars.

Later,

K

[jimmydelv]

How do those of you who use battery power for your locomotives power the lighting for your passenger cars? Do you also provide individual battery supplies for each car or tether the electrical system to the locomotive battery via car to car wiring?