Blue Plastic Tracks

(07-05-2014, 02:51 AM)Tramp Wrote: [ -> ]I'm sure it would be, could you get holders for these batteries? To wire it up you would need x4 white LEDs in series, how many LEDs would you want in your carriage? I've seen something on another forum that shows how to make light bars, I was thinking of doing something similar as it might make the install a little neater

I have seen how to make light bars using fiber optic tubes. They look like fluorescent light tubes in shop lights. Is that what you are referring to?

I have picked up a bunch of these self stick, pre-wired, LED strips that use something like 8 to 14 volts. (see pic) Thought the self stick would be an easy way to install. I am using 2 or 4 of the longer strips with my current restaurant custom. They work great with a 9volt battery but I was looking for something smaller but not the button cell. I was at my local Radio Shack today looking for 9volt battery holders when I saw what looked like doorbell battery holders which got me thinking when I got home. I am going to go back there tomorrow to get a better look.

Yeah they were similar to your led strips pictured, it seems like a good easy way to illuminate your carriage,

ive got a mess of those strips. got heaps of ideas for them, no idea how to do anything with them though, LOL.
my partner built a christmas layout, and i want to put some under the bridge and in the houses.
my thomas layout, also want some in the lego houses and under the skating pond. gotta get the sparky in the club to show me how to wire them up to either power or battery.

got heaps while in canada last year that are designed for car interiors, under the dash and along the centre consol where the hand brake is. also grabbed a power plug that it seems they can be wired into, but of course the pins arent right so its likely useless. lol.

Yes...they are easy...no brainers...everything is already done...just the way I like it...

Has anyone tried a solderless, electrically conductive glue on anything? After seeing this I thought maybe it could be useful in lighting mods for buildings, accessories or trains. Check out the link for pictures and the videos and let me know what you think? Also looks like it could be used for a broken wire repair too. Wire Glue

That looks Useful but personally I won't be trying it, I'm a firm believer in soldering terminals & jointing wires with solder and heat shrink sleeve, don't get me wrong it looks like it will do the job, but I don't know what sort of mechanical strength the glue will be (compared to solder) and what the chances are of getting a bad connection? What about if you do get a bad connection can it be easily removed? At least with solder you can just heat it up and remove it with a solder pump, finally I'm assuming the glue will be conductive, so you will probably have to put heat shrink or tape on afterwards,

Have you guys checked this site out? http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com

After numerous attempt to light my trains (trips to Radio Shack and dismantling LED key chains) I hope their intro kit is the solution. I am waiting for my package to come.

To be honest, it appears to be much cheaper than building something from Radio Shack. I also liked the idea that the amount of light is in scale.

One of the problems with the key chain approach was that the light was way to bright. It looked really out of scale.

I'll keep you guys posted on how it goes. In the mean time check out their site.

Good points Tramp.

I think I read that to make it permanent to cover the glue with Super glue, would that stop the conduction? I wasn't thinking of replacing a whole wiring harness, just like a bead of this in the shell of an engine going from the front to back then connecting wires to it. Just thinking that it would reduce the clutter of too many wires inside especially if one was to use several of the "Chip LED's" that KumaChan just linked to as running lights. I have seen these small square chip LEDs in some YouTube videos but didn't know what they were called exactly to research them. Now that I know, dual square headlights sound neat and I wonder if this conductive glue would work good for that as opposed to many wires in the front of the shell.

Thanks Tramp, I value your opinion and thanks KumaChan for the link. Now the ideas are filling my head....hmmmm...square lights, running lights, power converter...Oh my.

ever thought about the transparent stuff from packaging to use as window glass? I had the idea last week and wondered if anyone has done this, would add a bit more luminescence to coach lighting too I think.

Good idea Ucwepn, I think I saw something like that in a YouTube Video. I had saved some clear stuff but can't remember where I put it. I wonder if they sell a ridge form at hobby shops or for doll houses?