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General => Trains! => Topic started by: tomegood87 on March 15, 2011, 00:23:57

Title: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: tomegood87 on March 15, 2011, 00:23:57

I wanted interior lighting without rewiring my passenger cars.  Its easy to do with cheap parts.  The two main parts are led light and a 3v cr2032 lithium battery.  The LED leads can be taped to the battery. In my pictures I used a neodymium magnet to attach the light to the roof.   In the First picture 1. neodymium magnet 2. battery 3v cr2032 3. 10mm LED white diffused.  The last picture not really good I'm going to try to get a picture of the passenger car outside. 

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: PrimusPilus on March 15, 2011, 00:32:27

KISS principle solution  ;D!
I LOVE it, thanks for the idea! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/luwerner/gif/cheers.gif)

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: Bill Blackhurst on March 15, 2011, 01:33:35

This is a great way to do this custom addition for the train cars! Thank you for sharing your ingenious idea with us!

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 15, 2011, 07:30:17

Thas for sharing this very creative idea!

One question, does he light function by just attaching it on the battery?

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: playmofire on March 15, 2011, 07:46:49

A very simple but clever idea.  Thank you.  :wave:

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: Tiermann on March 15, 2011, 13:49:50

That is a brilliant idea, with possible application in all sorts of places besides trains. I will definitely have to try it out.

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: tomegood87 on March 15, 2011, 18:41:28

yes the led leads just have to be touching the positive and negative sides of the battery.  The leads on the led are different lengths.  The longer lead goes the positive and the shorter goes to the negative.   

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: Rasputin on March 15, 2011, 18:50:19

Great idea and quite simple making it even better. From the picture it looks like it is quite effective and realistic

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: Indianna on March 16, 2011, 15:21:43

Quote from: Tiermann on March 15, 2011, 13:49:50

That is a brilliant idea, with possible application in all sorts of places besides trains. I will definitely have to try it out.

What he said!  ;D   Thanks tomegood87! 

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: tomegood87 on March 17, 2011, 01:56:47

Here are some pictures i took at tonight.  The quality isn't good, but you can see how bright they are. 
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/tomegood/DSCF0332.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y181/tomegood/DSCF0333.jpg)

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: playmofire on March 17, 2011, 10:40:29

The lighting is very effective.

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: PrimusPilus on March 17, 2011, 10:55:18

Yep, looks terrific! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/luwerner/gif/thumbs-up.gif)

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: Wolf Knight on March 17, 2011, 15:44:51

Great result!!!

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: Giorginetto on March 18, 2011, 08:35:39

with a few of these when my mediaval set up is complete i can take some pictures at knight with such lights disperses round  the castle in carefully selected locations !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for the tip

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Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: bonniebeth on March 18, 2011, 16:32:54

The lighting looks really good! Thanks for showing us how you do it!

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: skypurr on March 18, 2011, 18:14:16

Thank you for showing us this, it looks great.   :thanks:
Is there any special tape you would use to fasten the light to the battery?

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: tomegood87 on March 18, 2011, 18:56:26

Quote from: skypurr on March 18, 2011, 18:14:16

Thank you for showing us this, it looks great.   :thanks:
Is there any special tape you would use to fasten the light to the battery?

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)

Just about any tape would work. I've used electrical tape and packaging tape.  I prefer the packaging tape, because black electrical tape can leave sticky on stuff. 

The battery puts off No heat or shock.  Looking back on this velcro or blue tacky would work great for attaching the light to the roof or in any building.  The Neodymium magnets (these magnets are really strong) are small and pets or young kids could swallow them. 

Title: Re: Easy interior carriage lighting
Post by: skypurr on March 20, 2011, 00:04:55

Thanks for the information.  :thanks: