> I prefer the River Raisin method quality high performance motors and
> gearboxes <snip>
> Bill Winans
I suppose a $120+ Swiss motor will result in improvement of slow smooth starts.
But a better motor will not eliminate the voltage spikes of many power
sources. Thus, bulb life expectancy will not change if an improved motor is
used. Changing the power source might result in improvement of bulb life if
the voltage spikes are eliminated. Ed L.
> Those pesky brass diesels are the problem...
Brass diesels work well with LEDs also.
> it is still darn hard to simulate that "real" incandescent look, as LEDs tend
> to have a uniform brightness all across their face.
The last time I looked at a real RR headlight straight on at night while lit,
there was uniform brightness all across the face which darn near blinded me.
The heck with uniformity, I was getting sunburned!!
Are you perhaps talking about the non-uniform look of a bulb when it is off?
If so, perhaps a near-trasparent decal over the face of the MV lens (diesel) or
clear plastic flat lens (steam) will provide the look of a bulb more to your
liking and still retain the inherent advantages of an LED (no heat, infinite
life, low current draw, cheaper cost, etc.). Just think, that near-transparent
decal could say things like "GE 100 watts" in really small letters. Now there
is a new height for realism.
Maybe just leaving the LED on at all times would look like a real bulb when
lit. No matter how it is done, the end result with an LED is certainly better
than replacing burned out bulbs on a regular basis.
Cheers...Ed L.
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