I received a pack of Woodland Scenics "Street Lights" as a gift. (LEDs, 30mA set) ) I would like to use them, but I have no intention of adding more of the Just-plug products so i do not want to buy a "light port hub". How would I power these lights w/o a hub? I'd like to just wire them directly to a 12v DC terminal strip I use for other things, or preferably wire them directly to a track power bus. I run in TMCC mode so the tacks are 18v constant. Thanks.
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See this thread which has photos of the guts of the WS Light Hub.
The hub converts your AC transformer voltage to DC and then has a variable resistor / potentiometer that controls the current flowing to each LED.
So if you have 30 mA LEDs, you just need to convert your 18V AC to DC (e.g, diode or bridge-rectifier). Then a resistor to limit the current to 30 mA or whatever per your brightness preference.
Thanks
John, thanks. I ordered one.
I use 12 vdc for all accessories I can. Works great for the led strips. The converters work well for the 4.5 vdc Menards and WS buildings. Glad I could help.
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