i just recieved 3 rolls of 15' led lights 300 per roll. 2 bright white and 1 warm light. so on to the pics
here is the installation, i used a .25x.75x? what ever length of fir i had ripped from a piece i had left over. screwed the wood to the ceiling then peeled the tape to stick the leds to the wood. i put the wood 24 inches from the wall to match the edge of the layout.
the closeup of the connection.
regular lights on and leds
with just regular lights
with just led lights
a hopper at the aztec mine
shot of the custom cabinet shop
side shot of the install from the other side of the layout
im going to get three more rolls and do the other sectionsof the ceilingfor the rest of the layout. it is alot brighter with the camera than to the naked eye.
later
g
FB page of my layout *new*
https://www.facebook.com/ghglines
.
thread to my layout
http://www.warcrc.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10505
pics
http://s237.photobucket.com/user/rockcrawling/library/#/user/rockcrawling/library/ho%20scale%20trains?sort=3&page=1&_suid=1388183416990004180295067414064
g,
Thanks for the pics of your install. I know what you mean about the light tricking the camera a bit. The thing about it is the quality of the light these provide and your pics do a good job of conveying that.
So this is one 15' string and you have more to hang? Keep us updated.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
g, that looks great.
What are the regular lights? Incandescents?
Where did you get the strip lighting? Cost, if I might ask?
Do you prefer the bright white or the warm light?
What is your power source?
Rich
Alton Junction
Rich,
It looks like he may have used these, or something similar:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/16-ft-5M-Flexible-LED-Lighting-Strip-300-SMD-Ribbon-with-3M-Tape-Warm-White-/271226434847
Frank
i got them off of amazon
Lemonbest® Cool white LED Flexible Strip light, 3528 Non-waterproof 300 SMD leds LED Ribbon with 3M Adhesive Back + 12V 2A Power Supply Adapter
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DEF7QHS/ref=cm_gift_hist_link
and yes i like the bright whites for the overall room and going to use the warm whites for buildings along with some bright whites to act as shop lighting. the regular light source is an ikea three way spotlight. i think you can see in the last pic'
here is a close up of the lights. you can cutoff three leds for a section. which takes up 2" on the roll
i used my 40 watt pinpoint tip solder iron for it, and worked great.
im going to try using sharpie markers to try to see if i can mark out 2 leds to see if i can get only one to giveoff light for when i only 1 led or 2.
i think someone on the forum mentioned that in a thread here somewhere. or just elec. tape the ones not needed. or color sharpies to make colored lights.
i had stuck some of the roll onto the ceiling and with the texture the tape didnt stick too well. so i cutoff what was there and added them to my diesel shop.
i mounted them onto some styrene strips and slipped the thru the girders, 2 of them ay 10".so theres 30 leds lighting it up. might be overkill, but i didnt know what to expect.
Wow! That overhead LED strip lighting works well and is quite impressive. When they can get something a little less "bluish" in tint, I might look into that.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
They do. His are Cool White, they have Warm White as well. Plus RGB ones, with controllers to alter the color. My plan is to use all LED lighting, a mix of the warm white and RGB, and have it controlled to simulate sunrise and sunset, as well as mid day. Maybe a string of blue ones for night running.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
ill have to show another interior shot of it. the blusih you see might be some of the stock gray color of the building. plus the fact of using 30 leds might of been overkill.
akso checkout the remote controler for these
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQQEQQ6/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=DE6SDS6L7T0M&coliid=I2PD96E7KJFX4R
I'm considering LEDs for layout ligjting on the new branchline I hope to build this year. How does the light compare to florescent tube ligts which I have used on the rest of the railroad. Would you recommend the bright white or warm light for layout lighting?
jecorbett I'm considering LEDs for layout ligjting on the new branchline I hope to build this year. How does the light compare to florescent tube ligts which I have used on the rest of the railroad. Would you recommend the bright white or warm light for layout lighting?
sorry for the late responce. my florescent tube 4 bulb 2'x4' lights are brighter than these. the camera fools you.
i did a search and found what the difference between the 3628 that i bought and the 5050 that are brighter and going to try these next. here is the link:
http://www.flexfireleds.com/pages/Comparison-between-3528-LEDs-and-5050-LEDs.html
Hi,
Are these wired in series? With one power supply? And does one remote oprate all?
Thanks,
-Ed
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." -Aristotle
On the strips, each set of 3 or 4 LEDs is wired in series, those sets are wired in parallel. That's the cut point where you can cut off what you don't need - between the sets that are wired in series.
There's really nothing to do - attach the strips somehow, and plug in the power supply. The wiring is already done within the strip. With a big enough power supply, you just add more strips in parallel. In a really large room it will be more economical to distribute multiple power supplies than try to find one that can push 50 amps or so.
[/quote]Got me convinced!
I ordered two of each last night.
Thanks, Trainmedic
Hey that looks pretty good! I thought about mounting on wood but was concerned about how well the strips would stick long-term so went with aluminum channels.
Even if you don't buy from them everyone interested in LEDs should check out the online suppliers that are popping up. The sites have some good info on the different options, intensity, color etc. I've been buying from here: http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/top-emitting/
To me, around 6000K color looks closest to typical sunlight. Not quite a blue as the specs for most of the cool white strips out there but close. Warm white stips are like incandescent bulbs. The colors get washed out and it looks more like a rainy day or maybe dusk.
Also watch the lumens output and power rating. The low density strips are very inexpensive now but they don't put out all that much light. At the other extreme the high-end strips can be pricy, but they put out a ton of light in comparison As others have said you can't really tell how bright the lights are in photos. Today's cameras and even phones all adjust to the lighting conditions.
Huntington Junction - Freelance based on the B&O and C&O in coal country before the merger... doing it my way. Now working on phase 3. - Walt
For photos and more: http://www.wkhobbies.com/model-railroad/
Hi, Tom
You can see the warm white LED strips in this previous thread on the subject...
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CEMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcs.trains.com%2Fmrr%2Ff%2F11%2Ft%2F225078.aspx&ei=DYfjUoD0Ma7hsATV4oDQAQ&usg=AFQjCNFvT5boLRrvAa2G2aks0KMgaPAE4w&sig2=z3dJUBIGBzbU2tNz14qDzw&bvm=bv.59930103,d.cWc
http://cs.trains.com/mrr/f/11/t/225078.aspx
Ed (sorry, can't make the link clickable today!) [edit] IF I go outside the cs.trains site and copy a link from Google it works, complicated, but a workaround at least.