Comments on: LED Lighting for an Old Style Country Train Station https://blog.model-train-help.com/2021/02/led-lighting-old-style-country-train-station.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=led-lighting-old-style-country-train-station Model railroads and model trains Thu, 04 Feb 2021 01:10:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Frank B https://blog.model-train-help.com/2021/02/led-lighting-old-style-country-train-station.html#comment-44526 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 01:10:56 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6001#comment-44526 I would advise warm white LEDs, which emulate the colour of the incadescent filament lamps which would have been in use at that time. Cool white lighting is a modern invention.

SMD LEDs come in a variety of sizes (the smaller ones are very dificult to solder).

If SMDs are difficult to handle, use ordinary 5mm or 3mm “straw hat” LEDs. These give a wide beam suitable for area lighting, as opposed the “bullet” LEDs which give a spotlight beam.

LED strip is available in 12V or 5V, and is very useful for building interiors.

]]> By: Kevin Ching https://blog.model-train-help.com/2021/02/led-lighting-old-style-country-train-station.html#comment-44520 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:54:38 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=6001#comment-44520 Hi Victor
I use the small 0402 smd leds in cool white wich are available from Wish for a few dollars these come with fine wires attached and are easy to glue to the structure with a drop of super glue and you can solder the resistors to the end of the red wire well out of sight

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