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Re: The Coolest Picture
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:16:23 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ray Silva wrote:
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John,
Great looking subway station!
Sorry if I missed it, but what LED’s did you use? Did you stay with a 9V
system, or how techy was the electrical system made? I tried finding some
stuff a while back to do an internal lighting scene, and couldn’t find
anything that would work at the local Radio Shack.
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Thanks, Ray! Funny you should mention Radio Shack, because that is where I got
the white 5mm LEDs. I wouldn’t recommend using those, however; they are a
costly $5 each, and I believe that they can be obtained online for about
half that price (although if price is no object, they actually work great).
I am not electrical, and the RS guy helped me choose some resistors to protect
the LEDs. Ross then just spliced thin wire with the regular 9 volt wire, and
the whole thing is run off of a LEGO controller (which conveniently converts the
power from AC to DC).
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Any ideas/help from you or others would be appreciated.
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HTH,
JOHN
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| John, Great looking subway station! Sorry if I missed it, but what LED's did you use? Did you stay with a 9V system, or how techy was the electrical system made? I tried finding some stuff a while back to do an internal lighting scene, and couldn't (...) (21 years ago, 12-Dec-03, to lugnet.trains)
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