--- In [email protected], Bob Werre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> the standard LEDs being too large is
> something that could be cured eventually.
> Bob Werre
Mr. Roberto'....Y'otter take a gander at the new LEDs called "surface
mount technology" (aka SMT). These are about 1/32" square and darn
near bright enough to hurt your eyes. They come from Richmond Controls
with 6" long magnet wire leads already attached. Various colors are
available including white with blue tinge and white without blue tinge
for the modern guys, pale yellow and yellower yellow for the steam era
guys, blue, red, etc. A reasonable simulation of bulbs is possible if
you do not need to actually see the filament. Yes, you could lose one
of these little dudes under your finger nail. While mechanically
small, electrically they are the same as any other LED. I use them in
HO caboose marker lights on my S scale caboosi. Looks good! The
bightness can be adjusted by the addition of a resistor. All in all, a
vastly superior approach to model RR lighting since they never burn
out. Rest assured, the "too large" problem has been solved. Ed L.
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