LED Lighting

[sideshowtony]

Hi:

Thought I'd post this over here as well...

My son is currently working on the Moebius Green Lantern kit and he was interested in putting a small LED light in it to make the transparent plastic pieces brighten a bit more. I've never worked with LEDs but was hoping someone might have an easy fix or suggestion. Thanks.

[btbrush]

Try modeltrainsoftware dot com. They have everything you'll need; LED's, wire, battery hook ups, switches, etc..

[RudeDogg1]

if you can use a soldering iron its pretty easy the hardest part is hiding the wires ect

[RudeDogg1]

yo will need a small led, resistor, battery pack, wire, heat shrink tubing

[LrdSatyr8]

This is exactly what you need... no soldering... just put in place... position the switch and VIOLA... instant light inside your kit:



http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/single-light-kit.html

Comes exactly as you see it here... all prewired, soldered, and includes a button cell battery! If you want a color other then the white they provide, just say so in the comments at the checkout and they will have no problems with changing the color at all!

[AZ]

I used a "fire" LED kit from modeltrainsoftware to light the punkin on my Hocus Pocus kit a couple of years ago. Works great!

[sideshowtony]

Thanks for all the great advice...I have now discovered the true awesomeness that is modeltrainsoftware...didn't know it could get this easy when it comes to LEDs!

[LrdSatyr8]

I know right... Evan Designs that started putting these together is a god send for all us modelers and I can't praise him enough! Everything arrives in nice neat little baggies that work as soon as you hook up the battery straight from the package. I have never had a problem with anything I've gotten from him and you don't know how many hours he's saved me from having to soldier and calculate amps/volts/ohms. He even showed that you can hook up close to 50 LEDs to a single 9v battery! Amazing!

[RudeDogg1]

also a piece of cake to do yourself and prob cheaper ;0).... just saying

[sideshowtony]

I know I can't use superglue on LEDs...how about Testors Cement for Plastic Models?

[resin addict]

I know I can't use superglue on LEDs...how about Testors Cement for Plastic Models?

Ummm...why can't you use superglue?
I used superglue on a terminator kit that I built nearly 15 years ago to hold the eye in place, and it's still working fine...I'll admit I didn't know any better, but did I do something wrong?

[LrdSatyr8]

You can't use superglue on fiber optics... on LEDs its fine

[sideshowtony]

Excellent....I was wrong! Thanks....