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Offline nevw  
#1 Posted : 26 May 2019 05:23:02(UTC)
nevw

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I have a question or rather 2 :
Why when you fit Factory lighting into a Marklin Carriage that uses track power and costs a small fortune to buy, the lights flicker.?
How can Kato make a carriage lighting kit that is simple to install, does not flicker and you can fit lighting to about 5 carriages for the cost of One Marklin kit?
NOt wearing the Pink Pinny, which is hard to see and now I have a white Pinny which also is hard to see against MY pure white Skin Still have 2 new shiny tin Hips that is badly in Need of Repair matching rusting tin shoulders
and a hose pipe on the aorta
Junior member of the Banana Club, a reformist and an old Goat with a Bad memory, loafing around
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Offline Drongo  
#2 Posted : 26 May 2019 08:39:35(UTC)
Drongo

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Hi Nev,

These are rhetorical questions. However, an answer could be that Marklin have lost the plot. Sad.
Take it easy . . . . or any other way you can get it !!!!
Offline PeFu  
#3 Posted : 26 May 2019 09:42:12(UTC)
PeFu

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Originally Posted by: nevw Go to Quoted Post
I have a question or rather 2 :
Why when you fit Factory lighting into a Marklin Carriage that uses track power and costs a small fortune to buy, the lights flicker.?
How can Kato make a carriage lighting kit that is simple to install, does not flicker and you can fit lighting to about 5 carriages for the cost of One Marklin kit?


As guideline for us who don’t want to end up with the same conclusion, I would appreciate if you could add the article N.o:s of both the Märklin and Kato products?

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Offline lewistrain  
#4 Posted : 26 May 2019 11:43:43(UTC)
lewistrain

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Just buy yourself a roll of led strip and some little connectors and then you can add lights to what ever you so choose for a few bucks per coach or less.
LOLOLOL they are just toys, grow up and play with them.
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Offline LongHairedDavid  
#5 Posted : 26 May 2019 12:31:39(UTC)
LongHairedDavid


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Originally Posted by: lewistrain Go to Quoted Post
Just buy yourself a roll of led strip and some little connectors and then you can add lights to what ever you so choose for a few bucks per coach or less.


That's what I did. I have a reed switch in each coach and can turn each one on with a magnet. I use the sets from Layouts4U as these come with reed switch, battery and holder all for about £6 per coach.
Long Haired David
AKA David Pennington
A mystified Maerklin Newbie
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