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09-25-2012, 12:25 AM
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10-05-2012, 03:39 AM
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Well I am definately interested, but are these $3.25 each or is this for a pack of 4 or 6 maybe? I sure dont wanna have to spend $100 to outfit 6 or 7 loco's...
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10-05-2012, 07:50 AM
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That is the price for each of them. The LEDs are made by Richmond Controls.
Traintek, my local DCC store (yes, they only deal with DCC/digital control equipment!) wires up their own surface mount LEDs and sell them for $2.95 a pop (30 cents less than Ulrich) and they come in other colors as well so you can use them for other purposes such as class lights. http://www.traintekllc.com/LEDs/products/71/ Also, Traintek charges very close to actual shipping (meaning they don't have a handling charge). I don't work for them or are affiliated with them in any way, but they're my go-to place for DCC stuff as they often have the lowest prices on everything, and are a stone's throw away from where I live)
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Eric from Boston, MA. Modeling Norfolk Southern and Pan Am Railways. Last edited by diburning; 10-05-2012 at 06:48 PM.
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10-05-2012, 02:44 PM
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Thats a great link! I am gonna order some sound decoders from this guy as he is about 5 bucks cheaper then the other 3 I just ordered on ebay. I might order enough lights to outfit and couple locos too...
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11-26-2012, 03:00 AM
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There are several guys here that are getting thier LED's off ebay. Thats what I plan to do.
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11-26-2012, 12:27 PM
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I get mine off ebay and wiring them up takes a little while to get use to but once you get the hang of it it goes quick. Why pay $3 for a LED you can buy for around 10 cents. The cheapest LEDs are usually Red so I would recommend getting some of those to test soldering skills on and get the Golden or Warm white for the Ditchlights / Headlights
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11-27-2012, 01:12 PM
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I just put my order in at TrainTek for SM 603's, resistors, 36 ga. wire and some other goodies. 100 lights for 10 bucks is a hell of a good deal I think. At least I can afford to screw a few up trying to get it right...
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The most important part of railroading to remember..."Life is Great in Throttle 8"
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11-27-2012, 02:10 PM
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Train Tek really are a great bunch of people.
I too, am a stone's throw from their shop, and have spent many a work day lunch hour getting good advice on projects and happily giving them my money!  Usual disclaimer: I'm in no way affiliated with Train Tek, other than being a satisfied customer.
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11-27-2012, 07:53 PM
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The ones from Traintek are the 0603 size, where-as the ones from Ulrich are the 0402 size - considerably smaller. I find in a lot of cases - especially ditchlights - the 0402 size will easily fit right inside the casting.
I have no trouble wiring the 0603 myself, but I buy the 0402 pre-wired .... they are just way too small for me to see with any accuracy. Mark.
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