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Joined: 03/01/2003(UTC) Posts: 5,181 Location: Southern New Jersey, USA
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Dale: For a commercial building which would be well lit with flourescents, like your stellwerk, LEDs are perfect. However, for a warmly lit private residence, I think they are a little too harsh. |
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Very impressive Dale, especially the flourescent effect. Well done!! |
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Stuart
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Joined: 15/02/2005(UTC)
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Location: Vught,
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Looks great, Dale! In fact, also Viessmann is introducing LED light sources on many of their street lights etc. recently, and I am recently fitting white LED's into my coaches. I wonder, however, why you use AC wiring to the houses and rectify the signal at the last moment. Wouldn't it be easier to rectify it right after the transformer? I opted myself for again another alternative: I use a (separate) DC power source for all lights etc. 13.8 volt stabilized power supplies are very, very affordable these days (look here for instance). The 6 amp version you see on this page costs less than 30 euro and can light a pretty reasonable layout. success, rudi
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Quote:[size=1" face="Verdana" id="quote]quote:Originally posted by Rudi Bekkers
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I wonder, however, why you use AC wiring to the houses and rectify the signal at the last moment. Wouldn't it be easier to rectify it right after the transformer?
Hi Rudi, yes I also considered using a DC power source. I had already run an additional AC supply bus around my layout and the cost of the 4 diodes being just 8c for all 4 made me decide to just rectify at the last minute. I have a 300W Eckert power supply with 3x100W outputs. I use 2 for the IB and a booster and the third for lights, turnouts etc. I even have a pile of 14V DC power supplies from old Hayes modems that I thought I may one day use for my layout, but I still find it easier to just drop down and clip into the existing wires I have. My wiring system can be seen at http://layout.mixmox.com/1/20020224WiretapsIn order to keep switching costs down, exterior lights such as street lights and platform lights will probably be switched in large sets together and for those I will have to run a switching wire so I may use DC for those.... |
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Joined: 16/06/2005(UTC)
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Location: West Bloomfield, MI
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Hello to all: I too have been experimenting with some LED lighting. Current project is for the Trix Dammtor station. No pictures yet I like the products sold at Ngineering (yes, that is the correct name). They carry some very (repeat very) small LEDs that have great light output. Many colors too. Here is the link for those that are interested. http://www.ngineering.com/lightng.htmRegards
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