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 Joined: 08/05/2015(UTC) Posts: 571 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
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Some advice please I have quite a few of the longer express coaches and I have fitted interior lighting using the 2 x 73401 lighting strips. I usually run these coaches in rakes of 5 or 6 with current conducting couplers between the coaches and one pick up. I have some of the new 73411(Flicker Free) lighting strips. I am trying to understand what my requirement will be 1) does each coach require 2 x 73411? 2) does each coach require 1 x 73401 and 1 x 73411 Or 3) will one 73411 provide flicker free lighting for 5 coaches when combined with 9 x 73401? Many thanks Adrian
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 1 user liked this useful post by twmarklinfan
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 Joined: 01/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 7,458 Location: Scotland
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Far as I know they are not available yet. I use Viessmann light bars which are flicker free and one fits a coach. ESU do something similar and are also good. |
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Joined: 23/07/2014(UTC) Posts: 8,480 Location: ENGLAND, Didcot
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Originally Posted by: twmarklinfan 
3) will one 73411 provide flicker free lighting for 5 coaches when combined with 9 x 73401?
I don't believe the 73411 will change the flickering state of any existing 73401 strips. It will just pass the pickup shoe connection through like the 73401 strips do.
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 Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,908 Location: Michigan, Troy
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I just want to know the length, as Marklin doesn't state in the specs. I like thet they are dimmable.
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Joined: 08/05/2015(UTC) Posts: 571 Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom
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Originally Posted by: David Dewar Far as I know they are not available yet. I use Viessmann light bars which are flicker free and one fits a coach. ESU do something similar and are also good. Thank you David, you are right not out yet. Supposedly in March. Can you let me have the Viessmann product number? Many thanks Adrian
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 Joined: 06/05/2020(UTC) Posts: 54 Location: Göteborg
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Originally Posted by: marklinist5999 I just want to know the length, as Marklin doesn't state in the specs. I like thet they are dimmable. I asked this question to the store where I buy my Märklin stuff. They did not get this information from Märklin yet. I was probably not the first one to ask, since they seemed pretty annoyed that Märklin couldn’t provide this simple data.
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Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,908 Location: Michigan, Troy
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Ok, of course we know they fit the longest cars, but I have some 26 cm. and shorter ones.
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 Joined: 18/11/2008(UTC) Posts: 495 Location: Oakville, Ontario
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Originally Posted by: marklinist5999 Ok, of course we know they fit the longest cars, but I have some 26 cm. and shorter ones. Although there are no details for the 73411 lighting kit, the product description does include this statement: "The circuit board can be cut at several locations for shorter cars." That seems typical for premade LED strips, so you shouldn't have a problem with the shorter passenger cars. I'm guessing that the 7341x series is the same as the 7340x series with a factory installed buffer circuit to provide the flicker free lighting. Cheers, Harold.
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Joined: 10/02/2021(UTC) Posts: 3,908 Location: Michigan, Troy
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Yes, but you don't just cut them with a saw. I wonder if a Dremel cutting wheel is ok. One bad cut, and the circuit is ruined.
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Joined: 07/01/2015(UTC) Posts: 730 Location: England, Suffolk
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on every led strip the cutting areas are marked. Yes, you can use a Dremel to do this.
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Joined: 01/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 7,458 Location: Scotland
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Originally Posted by: twmarklinfan Originally Posted by: David Dewar Far as I know they are not available yet. I use Viessmann light bars which are flicker free and one fits a coach. ESU do something similar and are also good. Thank you David, you are right not out yet. Supposedly in March. Can you let me have the Viessmann product number? Many thanks Adrian Hi Sorry for delay in replying. Viessmann 5046 can be cut to any length and is flicker free. Also available in warm white. David |
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