Color LEDs

I have used amber and flickering amber in cabooses. I liked the effect but would no do a lot of it. . Any color can be used,even bi color or tri colored ones. They would no look very realistic though. On existing lighting,you could just use colored plastic for a temporary effect.

 

Dale H

I'll give it a try, thanks.

Try these Flickering LEDs in 3mm or 5mm in a variety of colors.  I've used these in a number of places.

Great idea. I have a BL-2 and GP-9 that take bulbs. Can I swap out for LED bulbs? If so, can I pick locally without paying for so much for shipping? Forgive me, I am new at this. Thanks

Pick them up locally?  They ship from Hong Kong!   Note that they're all free shipping.

 

For a locomotive that takes incandescent bulbs, you can't use something like this directly, you have to add a couple of components.  For flickering or blinking LED bulbs, they need pure filtered DC.  For standard LEDs, they can run on pulsating DC.

 

 

 

Thanks for the info, not as simple as swapping bulbs out.

The paradise and Pacific Railroad in Scottsdale has a great Williams engine that has multiple colored LEDs that Flickr. It's a very cool effect and the kids loved to see that train.

It's not difficult to use LED's, but there are things you have to consider.  For flashing or flickering LED's it's a bit more involved, but still pretty simple.

I should have started the post with this. I want to eliminate or reduce the incandescent dimming at low speed on my Christmas layout. Are LEDs the way to go? If so, are the prewired kits ready to install directly to the existing power in the engines? I have a Bachmann BL2 20301 and a Lionel GP9 6-8665.

In order to have constant intensity lights, you need a regulator of some type.  This is a three component solution to lighting LED's for conventional or command operation.  You can put a couple of LED's in series if you have more than one.

 

 

Just what I'm looking for, thanks for the help.