Where to buy the light bulb trick bulbs? Preferrably with pigtails...

You can probably find what you need here in LED's or incandescent. 14v accessories and 18v for trains and cars.

http://autolumination.com/trainbulbs.htm

I am installing LED's wherever I can becuse the incandescent current use adds up.

I believe he's using the incandescent bulbs to enhance the DCS signal, so LED's aren't appropriate here.

I use memotronics.com for bulbs...good prices & quick turn.  Also have sockets if you need them.

S/F Mike

Hey gunrunnerjohn,

I am an AC guy. Thanks for the insight on the DCS.

Mike S:Nice sight, the parts are cheap!

I am not an electrical engineer, so I need the the voltage regulators with over voltage protection done for me.

litegide;

A couple of bulbs that are known to work well are #432 and #1445. They are both 18 volt and are common toy train bulbs.

Town and Country Hobbies stocks them for sure..

Your LHS may also be able to help.

Rod

litegide,

   Scotts Odds and Ends has everything you need for your DCS train layouts,

I have been using them for years, they deliver right to your house.  Also all the MTH and Lionel street lights work well as DCS lights, along with all the Lionel light lock ons. 

PCRR/Dave 

Everything?

gunrunnerjohn,

  OK OK most everything you need!

PCRR/Dave

I bought some 18 v bulbs from autolumination once and they were 24 v bulbs. I measured, tested, did everything and they were 24 v. They even had 24 v stamped on the shells. When I inquired about this, the answer I got was that some of their 18 v bulbs are in 24 v shells. Then I replied that these were in fact 24 v bulbs by test. The answer back was that was THEIR 18 v bulb and that's that. I had to pay to send them back.

Thankyou all for the responses, been checking out the websites and are some good sources (for more than just bulbs), actually I didn't even think about Scott's Odds and Ends...  I purchased all of my MTR signal relays from them years ago.  They had a petty cool 2002 OGR article on the "Magic Lamp" http://www.scottsodds-n-ends.c...Lamp%20for%20web.pdf  The colored magic lamps in the screw down base were reasonable, since i cant find find the pigtail type that I originally installed I will go with these magic lamps.

This is a good place to buy. I have made a number of orders to these folks and always been satisfied.

http://stores.towncountryhobbies.com/StoreFront.bok

Here are some 14 volt bulbs.

http://stores.towncountryhobbi...GW-dsh-14/Detail.bok

These are 18 volt...

http://stores.towncountryhobbi...58/SLLONG/Detail.bok

Those look like exactly what I waslooking for   Do you think even though they are 14-18v they would handle a constant 18v?  

They sound like the 14 volt are warm low light and the 18 volt bright. Maybe send them an email and check it out.

Since they sell them at half price, I split a box of 50 of bulbs I bought with another train friend and that way 25 bulbs ( a lifetime supply ) only cost me 12.50 for 1 dollar bulbs.

While surfing train stuff, I came upon this nice site. Here they have the 21st century version of the Magic Bulb for DCS-Track Signal Filter-nice story in the first paragraph of how it came about.

If you haven't discovered it yet, I hope it helps.