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Model Power Peel & Stick lights

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Posted by dadret on Thursday, February 19, 2009 6:59 AM

I found an old package and you're right - they are 30mA.

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 10:51 AM

I think 30ma is a better number.  That's more typical of incandescent bulbs of this size.

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Posted by Arjay1969 on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 9:57 AM

 Actually, I'm 99% sure those are 30mA bulbs.  I seem to recall finding that information on one package of them at some point.

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Model Power Peel & Stick lights
Posted by dadret on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 7:33 AM

I'm putting in a lot of Model Power Peel & Stick Lights (No. 511 12-16 Volts) to light several large industrial buildings on my layout but I don't know how much power each lamp draws.  I plan to hook them up to a 12V AC power supply and would like to use 500mA wall warts and Atlas Connectors.  Does anyone know how many MA each lamp draws?  I'm guessing its probably between 10-15mA but can't find that information anywhere.  I'll probably have around 50 lights among about 6 buildings and I'd like to hold the number of transformers I use to one ot two.

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