slwsnowman40
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Hi, I'm new here...but not new to the internet. I'm certain I'm breaking at least one rule, and as such I've got my flame suit on. On to the post...
So my 8 year old is obsessed with crossing gates. And I'd like to build one that runs off a battery so he can use it for any number of toy trains we have from Thomas, GeoTrax and a Lionel Ready-to-Play. We have one of these - https://mthtrains.com/30-1073 and it looks like only the lights are electrical. Which I'm fine with. Can I run those lights off a battery and if so, what kind of battery do you guys recommend? Would I be able to wire it through a lightswitch or some kind of switch? I might go crazy and do two gates, paint, fake grass and a shed for the battery on a 1/4 inch plywood base, but I don't want to get too far into this if it isn't feasible. I'm handy and tech savy, but I don't do a lot of electrical wiring. As such, I'm not confident with this idea and need advise.
So my 8 year old is obsessed with crossing gates. And I'd like to build one that runs off a battery so he can use it for any number of toy trains we have from Thomas, GeoTrax and a Lionel Ready-to-Play. We have one of these - https://mthtrains.com/30-1073 and it looks like only the lights are electrical. Which I'm fine with. Can I run those lights off a battery and if so, what kind of battery do you guys recommend? Would I be able to wire it through a lightswitch or some kind of switch? I might go crazy and do two gates, paint, fake grass and a shed for the battery on a 1/4 inch plywood base, but I don't want to get too far into this if it isn't feasible. I'm handy and tech savy, but I don't do a lot of electrical wiring. As such, I'm not confident with this idea and need advise.