Thanks Sam. The LEDs are warm white, but they are very bright, 200 lumens each. They are not dimmable. They are either on or off. I bought warm white strip lights for my Bilt EZ building, but they are probably 4500K instead of 2700K. I bought a PWM dimmer for it that helps a little. I really don’t want to put 35 120 volt incandescent bulbs on my layout. I may try some LED Christmas lights next.
George
I could not find 12 volt C7 LED bulbs with lower lumens. I think the incandescent bulbs are only about 60 lumens and they are dimmable. So, it looks like I might stick with the 120 volt setup for the ceramic houses. I can switch to 120 volt C7 dimmable LEDs over time, but don't need to do that right away. Instead of pots, Lutron makes plug-in dimmer switches. I can add those over time too if I find that some houses are too bright. I'll start wiring this weekend.
George
hi george great work could you tell me where to get the photo of the stone wall ? would like to use it on my lay-out thx
waynef posted:hi george great work could you tell me where to get the photo of the stone wall ? would like to use it on my lay-out thx
I believe this is what I used. https://www.shutterstock.com/i...obblestone-737409754 I didn't keep track. I Google'd "stone wall cartoon".
I used a small image and copied it multiple times to create a larger pattern in PowerPoint for printing.
George
MikeH posted:
Hi Mike,
Yes, those are the low lumen, high voltage LED bulbs. I just wish they made those in 12 volt.
George
George S posted:waynef posted:hi george great work could you tell me where to get the photo of the stone wall ? would like to use it on my lay-out thx
I believe this is what I used. https://www.shutterstock.com/i...obblestone-737409754 I didn't keep track. I Google'd "stone wall cartoon".
I used a small image and copied it multiple times to create a larger pattern in PowerPoint for printing.
George
I did the same thing to create this viaduct for the 2007 Nixon Library display.
Steve
George S posted:MikeH posted:Hi Mike,
Yes, those are the low lumen, high voltage LED bulbs. I just wish they made those in 12 volt.
George
I see. Sorry, I admit I had to reread just now and pay closer attention to what you're trying to do.
I might roll the dice on a 25 pack of them for $21.95 anyway. If you're stuck with 120 for a while, at least they won't generate as much heat. Also, have you experimented with one of these LED bulbs with a 12-volt power supply? I wonder what happens. Maybe pick up one at Lowe's/HD (returnable).
MikeH posted:George S posted:MikeH posted:Hi Mike,
Yes, those are the low lumen, high voltage LED bulbs. I just wish they made those in 12 volt.
George
I see. Sorry, I admit I had to reread just now and pay closer attention to what you're trying to do.
I might roll the dice on a 25 pack of them for $21.95 anyway. If you're stuck with 120 for a while, at least they won't generate as much heat. Also, have you experimented with one of these LED bulbs with a 12-volt power supply? I wonder what happens. Maybe pick up one at Lowe's/HD (returnable).
I have a few. I could try. My gut tells me it would need 60% of the rated voltage to turn on. I have some 12 volt LEDs that turn on at a little over 7 volts. You are right that they will generate less heat. They will use about 12% of the power too.
George
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:George S posted:waynef posted:hi george great work could you tell me where to get the photo of the stone wall ? would like to use it on my lay-out thx
I believe this is what I used. https://www.shutterstock.com/i...obblestone-737409754 I didn't keep track. I Google'd "stone wall cartoon".
I used a small image and copied it multiple times to create a larger pattern in PowerPoint for printing.
George
I did the same thing to create this viaduct for the 2007 Nixon Library display.
Steve
That's a really nice scene Steve!
George
I see your hand-vac in that photo. I've never found one I really liked. Is that a good one?
MikeH posted:I see your hand-vac in that photo. I've never found one I really liked. Is that a good one?
It works. I think it is an original Dust Buster. It's not great. For big jobs, I have micro attachments for my shop vac.
There is a small attachment for the hand-vac that I use. With that on, it picks up more stuff. The felt traps some dirt though.
I would think there are some better ones out now with lithium batteries, but I haven't looked.
George
thx george for the rock wall info did you have to buy the package to download?
waynef posted:thx george for the rock wall info did you have to buy the package to download?
Sorry, I don’t recall.
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