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57vert		#1 Posted : 25 October 2019 01:48:52(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/02/2019(UTC) Posts: 67 Location: Connecticut, Hartford		I am doing new construction presently. Some of my buildings are pre-wired with the little incandescent bulbs. I am worried about them burning out and having to access them when everything is permanently in place. Should I just bite the bullet and replace them all with LED lights that will “last forever”?


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Pfalzbahn		#2 Posted : 25 October 2019 04:31:30(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 05/10/2019(UTC) Posts: 76 Location: Pennsylvania,		Unfortunately yes, I would bite the bullet. Pfalzbahn

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DaleSchultz		#3 Posted : 25 October 2019 14:50:15(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 10/02/2006(UTC) Posts: 3,997		yes. 1. Incandescent ones also produce heat that can melt plastic. 2. Use this opportunity to place the lights where the ceilings would be - it produces realistic lights coming out the windows. see https://cabin-layout.mix...ilding-plastic-kits.html for more lighting tips...
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Gregor		#4 Posted : 25 October 2019 17:01:03(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 17/04/2003(UTC) Posts: 996 Location: Netherlands		I went for LED's as well. I feed the 12V strips with approx 7.5V to reduce brighness to realistic level and to increase lifetime. I do count on infinite life because if they break down I have to break open the roofs.... Best regards, Gregor

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David Dewar		#5 Posted : 26 October 2019 15:31:58(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 01/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 7,341 Location: Scotland		Both Faller and Brawa have newer LED units for buildings which work well. Viessmann have an over complicated system for lighting individual windows which also works well but has a lot of wiring depending on what you want to light in each building.
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PeFu		#6 Posted : 26 October 2019 16:35:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 30/08/2002(UTC) Posts: 1,209		I’m using these LED’s: https://www.brawa.de/en/...der-with-led-warm-white/ LED’s tend to have a very narrow light angle. The Brawa type of LED’s have an add-on lense, that fix this, spreading the light as with traditional bulbs.
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