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Re: Real "lights" in town?
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lugnet.town
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Thu, 5 Sep 2002 19:35:38 GMT
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"Erik Olson" <erik@olson.pair.com> wrote in message
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> Lego made lighting brick sets • http://guide.lugnet.com/set/?q=lighting+brick
> (see idea book 6000 too.) You can get a lighting part from the 4561 train.
> Or just make your own! It's really quite easy and a 10-year old can do it
> (trust me).
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> Start with a 2x2 brick. Use a soldering iron or other tool to make a round
> hole in the side, into which you fit an LED. Put this into a circuit of a
> switch, a 1K or 5K resistor (maybe), and a pair of AA batteries. In this • way
> you can make a neato traffic light. Other approaches involve sticking the
> LED inside a clear brick.
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> Warning: don't try to supply both electrical service and running water • pipes
> to Legoland at the same time (trust me).
>
> -Erik
Great! That sounds pretty easy, the only thing I'm worried about is that
the bricks would melt if I made a series of stadium lights near each other.
Kevin
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| In lugnet.town, Kevin Cheng writes: <snip> (...) Actually, LED lights put out almost *no* heat, so you shouldn't have any problems. The GMLTC uses LEDs all over our layout, and we have no problems with them getting too warm. Now our 3volt (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.town)
| | | Re: Real "lights" in town?
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| (...) That would depend. If you're after large towers with projectors, there is a fairly high chence they will overheat. But supposing you intend to build a soccer stadium, and that it is covered all around, you could always follow the latest trend (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.town)
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| | Re: Real "lights" in town?
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| (...) Lego made lighting brick sets (URL) idea book 6000 too.) You can get a lighting part from the 4561 train. Or just make your own! It's really quite easy and a 10-year old can do it (trust me). Start with a 2x2 brick. Use a soldering iron or (...) (22 years ago, 5-Sep-02, to lugnet.town)
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