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I have an inexpensive Lehmann Toy Train Caboose I am adding windows and lights to. The interior lights are done and powered by brushes on the wheels.
I then remembered I have some "Aristo-Craft 1.8v MARKER LIGHTS FOR LONG CABOOSE" that I bought by mistake several years ago.
That seemed like a cheap way to add marker lights to the caboose except for the 1.8 volt LED's.
I did a search of the archives and found:
Caboose Marker Lamps
http://archive.mylargescale.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25115
Unfortunately (but understandably) the pictures are now gone and also they were to run the marker lights from batteries while I want to run mine from track power.
I don't know anything about LED's except that they are polarity sensitive and apparently easy to burn out.
The only electronics stores nearby are Radio Shacks. I have a couple of +5V Fixed-Voltage Regulator 7805's and looked at the Adjustable-Voltage Regulator LM317T but neither seemed the right solution based on my very limited knowledge about LED's.
What would be the easiest and hopefully least expensive (Radio Shack) way to power these LED's from track power?
Thanks,
Jerry
I then remembered I have some "Aristo-Craft 1.8v MARKER LIGHTS FOR LONG CABOOSE" that I bought by mistake several years ago.
That seemed like a cheap way to add marker lights to the caboose except for the 1.8 volt LED's.
I did a search of the archives and found:
Caboose Marker Lamps
http://archive.mylargescale.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=25115
Unfortunately (but understandably) the pictures are now gone and also they were to run the marker lights from batteries while I want to run mine from track power.
I don't know anything about LED's except that they are polarity sensitive and apparently easy to burn out.
The only electronics stores nearby are Radio Shacks. I have a couple of +5V Fixed-Voltage Regulator 7805's and looked at the Adjustable-Voltage Regulator LM317T but neither seemed the right solution based on my very limited knowledge about LED's.
What would be the easiest and hopefully least expensive (Radio Shack) way to power these LED's from track power?
Thanks,
Jerry