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N scale sunrise signals

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N scale sunrise signals
Posted by flyingfin on Friday, November 6, 2009 1:42 PM

Anyone know what LEDs sunrise used in their N scale signals?Sunrise is out of business now and I need to replace a couple of LEDs.They are Bi Coloured LEDs  used in their search light signals.

Thanks

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Posted by trainnut1250 on Saturday, November 7, 2009 1:58 AM

Good Luck with the project.  Sunrise made great SP style searchlight signals.  I bought as many as I could get my hands on (HO scale) before he went out of business.  I burnt up one of mine...It is now a static model.  There is a new company on the scene, BLMA.   They might be able to help you out.  Even if you get the LED I would think that changing it out would be a real bear and it might be more sane to buy a replacement signal on Ebay or maybe from BLMA.

BLMA link

http://www.blmamodels.com/cgi-bin/webstore/shop.cgi?c=start.htm&t=main.index.htm&storeid=1&ud=CAcABAEMAQEDBxQUEBEcHAACBQYDCA0ECQkTEQAA

 

Guy

see stuff at: the Willoughby Line Site

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Posted by LogicRailTech on Wednesday, November 18, 2009 5:52 PM

The new BLMA searchlight signals use individual red, yellow and green LEDs whereas the Sunrise signals used a single bipolar (red/green) LED. Given the fact that you are in N scale I would think replacing the LED would be extremely challenging as Guy said. Although you'll be throwing away a nice, albeit non-functional, signal I would also suggest just buying a new signal. BLMA's N scale signals should be on the market "soon."

Chuck

Logic Rail Technologies

Chuck Stancil Logic Rail Technologies http://www.logicrailtech.com

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