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FLASHING BECONS - long island jack - 02-14-2013
What do people use for flashing becons
i've a couple of CF7's which need them before i fit the speaker in the cab roof,can i get away with 3mm led's???
Ray
Re: FLASHING BECONS - jwb - 02-14-2013
Are you on DCC?
Re: FLASHING BECONS - long island jack - 02-14-2013
Yes, i've got some soundtraxx decoders to fit,so need to know whats best or can get away with.
Ray
Re: FLASHING BECONS - torikoos - 02-14-2013
Hi there, yes 3MM leds should work just fine. I've used them on some of my locos.
I carefully file the top of a led flat and polish with a fine piece of sandpaper (600 grid or finer.)
I then drill two small holes at the location of the beacon at the same distance as the LED's legs. Before I install it, I carefully paint the lower 'rim' of the LED a silver colour, and use a drop of CA glue to fix it in place. Once fitted I solder wires to the LED from the inside of the hood and bend the legs after that flush with the inside of the locomotive shell/roof and attach it to it's corresponding output of the decoder.
You can see the beacon in action on my GP38-2 on a poorly video I posted on youtube some years ago. I did it with an old Blackberry, and video quality isn't great, but you get the idea , and perhaps a feel for the size of the beacon. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJt7FPqkuwQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJt7FPqkuwQ</a><!-- m -->
Koos