I have the Lionel Hard Rock Cafe Structure & would like to replace the lights with LEDS. The pamphlet that came with it states that only a authorized Lionel Service Center should replace the lights in the guitar. Has anybody replaced these with LEDS ?. If so do you have any tips to share. Thanks in advance for your replies.
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Since the instructions say that, maybe they are already LEDs???
D&H 65, I do not think they are LEDS the other 2 lights in the building are not. I have it hooked up to track power.
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I would be willing to bet they ARE led's. The guitar lights are tiny in comparasion to the bayonet type lamps in the building. I suspect the sign has have a blueish white glow (just like Santas toy shop which I own) as opposed to the yellowish interior light which further indicates leds. The whole guitar gets replaced if the lamp(s) go bad.
If the inside lights are bayonet Dans drumheads on eBay sells some good led bayonet bulbs. 
If the guitars lights already are LEDS, & the other 2 lights in the building are not would the guitar lights work of of AC power ?
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If the sign is actually LED lit, it probably has a diode already installed in the sign to work off the AC input.
How warm does the sign get when lit for a while? That should be the best way to tell if it is leds. Regular bulbs get quite warm and leds do not.
My kline 20th Century diner sign gets very hot and I have to watch the voltage or it might melt.
Neil
iguanaman 3, thanks for the heads up next time I turn it on I'll check to see how hot it gets.
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If the LED's in the guitar are wired with polarity opposed, they will run on AC with just a current limiting resistor. The other LED protects the unlit one from excess reverse voltage. This is a popular way to run LED's on AC.
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