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Detail Parts and Lighting Solutions for HO Scale Model Railroads Worldwide

( most parts will work for N, S, TT, O, 027, and other scales as well)

DETAIL PARTS, LEDS, LAMPS, ELECTRICAL PARTS, SWITCHES, AND MORE FOR KIT BASHING, SCRATCH BUILDING CUSTOMIZING YOUR OWN UNIQUE MODEL RAILROAD LAYOUT

 

LIGHTING & ELECTRICAL

MODEL 59M

50 cents each

bag of 20 for $9.95

ONE OF THE BEST 5MM LEDS YOU WILL EVER FIND FOR USE ON YOUR MODEL RAILROAD

This is a 3 lead center negative bipolar bicolor red green led that will do also do yellow when you hook up both sides -

mounted in an attractive rounded right angle package

makes the perfect single target 3 color dwarf block signal

TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE REALISTIC all we did was cut a piece of black construction paper to make a hood, bent it into shape, and used a little CA glue to hold it in place - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

LED SPECIFICATIONS:

3 LEADS - CENTER NEGATIVE - 2.2VDC@20MA MAX

BIPOLAR BICOLOR RED GREEN ( yellow when you light them both up)

USE A 1K OHM 1/2 WATT RESISTOR FOR TRACK POWER

USE A 470 OHM 1/8TH WATT RESISTOR FOR 12VDC

USE A 23 OHM RESISTOR ON THE RED LEAD, TO MAKE THE COLOR BALANCE BETWEEN GREEN AND RED PERFECT SO WHEN YOU LIGHT THEM BOTH UP, ITS A GOOD YELLOW COLOR

MAKE THE PERFECT DWARF BLOCK SIGNALS OR TURNOUT POSITION INDICATORS OR BLOCK OCCUPANCY DETECTORS - ETC, ETC, ETC......

WE BOUGHT THESE JUST FOR THIS PURPOSE

WIRE THEM UP TO YOUR TRACK FOR EASY VISUAL INDICATION OF WHICH WAY THE TRAINS WILL BE RUNNING.

HERE IS A GREAT ARTICLE - REPRINTED BY PERMISSION

HOW TO WIRE THESE AND OTHER TYPES OF LEDS UP AS TURNOUT POSITION INDICATORS

click here for Turnout Position Indicator Article (Adobe Acrobat - .pdf document)

MODEL 59M

50 cents each

bag of 20 for $9.95

ONE OF THE BEST 5MM LEDS YOU WILL EVER FIND FOR USE ON YOUR MODEL RAILROAD

Click here for a neat Current Limiting Resistor Calculator for Led's if you have questions about hooking up a single led, - leds in series, - leds in parallel

 

 

SORRY MINIMUM ORDER $15.00 IN MERCHANDISE - $4.95 MINIMUM SHIPPING CHARGE

PLEASE NOTE: the entire contents of our web Detail Parts & Lighting for HO Scale Model Railroads

HO Detail.com

Detail Parts and Lighting Solutions for HO Scale Model Railroads Worldwide

( most parts will work for N, S, TT, O, 027, and other scales as well)

DETAIL PARTS, LEDS, LAMPS, ELECTRICAL PARTS, SWITCHES, AND MORE FOR KIT BASHING, SCRATCH BUILDING CUSTOMIZING YOUR OWN UNIQUE MODEL RAILROAD LAYOUT

 

LIGHTING & ELECTRICAL

MODEL 59M

50 cents each

bag of 20 for $9.95

ONE OF THE BEST 5MM LEDS YOU WILL EVER FIND FOR USE ON YOUR MODEL RAILROAD

This is a 3 lead center negative bipolar bicolor red green led that will do also do yellow when you hook up both sides -

mounted in an attractive rounded right angle package

makes the perfect single target 3 color dwarf block signal

TO MAKE IT LOOK MORE REALISTIC all we did was cut a piece of black construction paper to make a hood, bent it into shape, and used a little CA glue to hold it in place - CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS

LED SPECIFICATIONS:

3 LEADS - CENTER NEGATIVE - 2.2VDC@20MA MAX

BIPOLAR BICOLOR RED GREEN ( yellow when you light them both up)

USE A 1K OHM 1/2 WATT RESISTOR FOR TRACK POWER

USE A 470 OHM 1/8TH WATT RESISTOR FOR 12VDC

USE A 23 OHM RESISTOR ON THE RED LEAD, TO MAKE THE COLOR BALANCE BETWEEN GREEN AND RED PERFECT SO WHEN YOU LIGHT THEM BOTH UP, ITS A GOOD YELLOW COLOR

MAKE THE PERFECT DWARF BLOCK SIGNALS OR TURNOUT POSITION INDICATORS OR BLOCK OCCUPANCY DETECTORS - ETC, ETC, ETC......

WE BOUGHT THESE JUST FOR THIS PURPOSE

WIRE THEM UP TO YOUR TRACK FOR EASY VISUAL INDICATION OF WHICH WAY THE TRAINS WILL BE RUNNING.

HERE IS A GREAT ARTICLE - REPRINTED BY PERMISSION

HOW TO WIRE THESE AND OTHER TYPES OF LEDS UP AS TURNOUT POSITION INDICATORS

click here for Turnout Position Indicator Article (Adobe Acrobat - .pdf document)

MODEL 59M

50 cents each

bag of 20 for $9.95

ONE OF THE BEST 5MM LEDS YOU WILL EVER FIND FOR USE ON YOUR MODEL RAILROAD

Click here for a neat Current Limiting Resistor Calculator for Led's if you have questions about hooking up a single led, - leds in series, - leds in parallel

 

 

SORRY MINIMUM ORDER $15.00 IN MERCHANDISE - $4.95 MINIMUM SHIPPING CHARGE

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