MTH O Scale Floodlight Tower Set (2 Piece) Issues

The MTH model number would be a nice start.

 

Good idea Gunrunner! It's model number is 30-11039. I like the two towers but am annoyed the one bulb burnt out already. Thinking LED's maybe the way to go!!?? Thanks for helping!

I was hoping they'd have a manual talking about bulb replacement so we could see what was inside the housings.  From the picture, it appears it's big enough to put LED's in, something like these Wide Angle .5 Watt LED would probably work pretty well.

 

You'd have to first determine how it's wired, my guess is parallel.  In the base, you'd have to have the DC conversion as well as the voltage regulation for the LED's.

 

Ughhh, I will have to figure out another way. Sounds a little complicated. Maybe I will contact MTH about any warranty possibilities. Thanks for your help!

I'll bet they light up quite an area with those LED's at full brightness!

 

Yes they did at 3.6V at 120mA.... so I turned them down to 3.2V and its perfect for the area I need to light up.

That's a good idea. Gonna steal it. 

After taking a good look at the bulbs and wiring on those towers, its no wonder the bulbs stop working so soon, whether they burn out or short out. Upgrading to LEDs before you install them is a wise choice, even if they are brand new... worth every penny of the $1.20 in LED expense.

Yeah sure, give me a few days and I'll take some photos and give a step by step. The toughest part is drilling out the cans, you will need a drill press.... and splicing the wires back together on the tower. I'm sure someone could come up with an easier/better way, but I looked around and couldn't find any examples so I just started messing around with them.

 

Here's the stock floodlight. Notice 2 of them are out. This was only the 2nd time this light had power to it. Since then, 1 of the lights magically came back on, but 1 is still out. This whole tower is coming out for an upgrade, and then I won't have to worry about it again.