According to the instructions on the Life Like P2k 0-6-0 the light bulbs are supposed to be exchanged prior to a DCC conversion
and they say to use a 12volt bulb but on my layout the voltage is 13.8 To 14 volts
they also say these bulbs can be found at your hobby shop
Hmmmmmmmmmm not here
best i have done so far is the larger one in the photo that's from Bulb town
"> It just barely fits and i'm worried it may melt the plastic does any one have a source for a smaller 14 volt bulb ?
It just barely fits and i'm worried it may melt the plastic does any one have a source for a smaller 14 volt bulb ?
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Great opportunity to go LED and resistor, Terry.
Is this a LifeLike (cheapo) or a LifeLike Proto 2000 0-6-0?
Tom
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tstage Great opportunity to go LED and resistor, Terry. Is this a LifeLike (cheapo) or a LifeLike Proto 2000 0-6-0? Tom
Yea Tom but after reading about your Flickering led i'll stick with the bulb
it i can find a smaller bulb it's just a quick plug in and your done deal
no wiring no resistors
The Proto bulbs are 1.5 Volt, and there's usually a voltage regulator on the circuit board. Miniatronics and Micro-Mark sell 14 Volt grain of rice or grain of wheat bulbs with attached wires, either of which would fit your needs.
Micro-Mark's catalog number is 82590; unfortunately, the only way they sell them in in bundles of 100 bulbs. The Miniatronics bulbs can be purchased in smaller quantities from many DCC suppliers such as Litchfield Station, Ulrich Hobby Shop, Yankee Dabbler, Tony's Trains, etc.
FWIW, Terry, that's the only issue I've ever had with an LED. All my other locomotives work just fine.
Yea, the LEDs take a little more effort to install. However, not only is there no issue with heat, the beam of an LED is much more focused than an incandescent; thereby allowing more light to be concentrated through the headlight lens.
For headlights, LEDs are far superior and there's no worry about melting the shell.
I've tried Litchfield just ordered my decoder there but will try tonys next thanks Cacole
i have some minitronics 14 volt but they use a multi strand wire and after stripping they don't want to fit in the recepticle quite right
tstage FWIW, Terry, that's the only issue I've ever had with an LED. All my other locomotives work just fine. Yea, the LEDs take a little more effort to install. However, not only is there no issue with heat, the beam of an LED is much more focused than an incandescent; thereby allowing more light to be concentrated through the headlight lens. For headlights, LEDs are far superior and there's no worry about melting the shell. Tom
Yep no arguement on the LED Superiority Tom but i was just looking for a quick and easy fix
I have been using a 12 volt warm white LED in my locos and love it. No resistor needed as it is built in. I get them from the LED Switch Co who sells on Ebay. Very inexpensive and the same 3mm size as regular LED's. Just a thought. I plan to replace the dim orange ones in my Spectrum 2-8-0's soon.
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C&O Fani have some minitronics 14 volt but they use a multi strand wire and after stripping they don't want to fit in the recepticle quite right
You can strip the insulation back about 1/4 inch and tin them. That will make them stiff enough. Both my P2K 0-6-0 and the 2-8-8-2 are converted to LEDs. Not that hard to do. I added 1K resistors in the tender wiring.
Pete
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