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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 7 months ago #3772

MarkFJ OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 227 Thank you received: 39	Better get use to those bulbs, I’ve read on other model train forums that Athearn has absolutely no interest in converting to LEDs. Someone commented that they have something like a billion bulbs in their inventory! Mark
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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 7 months ago #3774

MrBill OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 169 Thank you received: 31	LED headlamps are a good topic to bring up. I have a bunch of burned out headlamps that if I'm going to take the time to replace, may as well learn the proper LED and resistor to use and at least bring that part of my models up to a 21st century standard. I'm sure we have some electronics oriented folks here that could help us all out with a tutorial?
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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 7 months ago #3775

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LED lighting. A good source of LED's is Richmond Controls at www.richmondcontrols.com A big plus in their line is the tiny surface mount LEDs with leads already attached. There are several sites on-line that give instruction on the use of dropping resistors with LED's. A caution is to watch the power dissipation of the dropping resistor to avoid excessive heat damaging the decoder or shell of your favorite loco.

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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 7 months ago #3776

LNE-401 OFFLINE Conductor Posts: 197 Thank you received: 68	Bill, if you read Model Railroader, check out P.66-67 of the October 2014 issue. The topic is based on choosing the right resistor for LED's and the best part is they kept it simple (which works for me as I'm lacking in electrical land!) Bill.
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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 7 months ago #3778

JoannaBill OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 422 Thank you received: 63	Working to complete some RS-3's I started years ago.
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What did YOU do this week? 9 years 7 months ago #3779

JoannaBill OFFLINE Road Foreman of Engines Posts: 422 Thank you received: 63	RDG 449 in progress
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