07-03-2009, 07:41 AM
Here is my first attempt at a modification, albeit its only minor.
I fumbled around and installed my first set of interior lights into a few passenger cars.
First the cars ...new.... and with shiny wheels, but no interior lights.
![[Image: img_0304.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/img_0304.jpg)
I had heard about a package that you could install with the LEDs to stop the them flickering as the carriage was moving, so I threw my hard earned on the counter at http://www.dccconcepts.com/ and collected a 6 pack to try out the system.
http://www.dccconcepts.com/index_files/D...erfree.htm
Opened the pack and enough bits fell out to do a car..
![[Image: IMG_0453.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0453.jpg)
LEDs, resistors, some springs to put on the axles for electrical pickup, a flicker free unit and some PCB board, in fact the package I bought had enough to light at least six cars.
Then, the dexterous bull elephant took the roof off to get inside.
![[Image: IMG_0452.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0452.jpg)
This was a bit of a hassle because of these pipe looking bits on the end, that I'm sure are only there to stop people like me interfering with the original
![[Image: IMG_0462.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0462.jpg)
But that is what crowbars are for...
Then came the welding, sawing and hacking to assemble the PCB board
![[Image: IMG_0463.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0463.jpg)
I soldered 2 (or 1 and a half) PCBs together to make the board long enough for the 6 or so lights I will put on it for the car
![[Image: IMG_0455.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0455.jpg)
This is a 4 LED wired into the board with a 1000 ohm resistor to dull the LEDS that I put in the first car I did
![[Image: IMG_0437.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0437.jpg)
Depending on the strength of the light required, you can either use a 1000 ohm, 500 ohm or even no resistor in the process, and not knowing how bright the light would be I opted for a resistor
I then dropped the flicker free do-dad down into entry at the end of the car to hide it from view
![[Image: IMG_0440.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0440.jpg)
This flicker free thing can keep the lights on for a couple of minutes after the power is off.
and ran the wires thru a hole in the floor for the pickups
![[Image: IMG_0441.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0441.jpg)
and soldered the other two wires to the PCB board
![[Image: IMG_0469.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0469.jpg)
I will hopefully finish tomorrow.
Jack![219 219](https://bigbluetrains.com/images/smilies/extra/219.gif)
I fumbled around and installed my first set of interior lights into a few passenger cars.
First the cars ...new.... and with shiny wheels, but no interior lights.
![[Image: img_0304.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/img_0304.jpg)
I had heard about a package that you could install with the LEDs to stop the them flickering as the carriage was moving, so I threw my hard earned on the counter at http://www.dccconcepts.com/ and collected a 6 pack to try out the system.
http://www.dccconcepts.com/index_files/D...erfree.htm
Opened the pack and enough bits fell out to do a car..
![[Image: IMG_0453.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0453.jpg)
LEDs, resistors, some springs to put on the axles for electrical pickup, a flicker free unit and some PCB board, in fact the package I bought had enough to light at least six cars.
Then, the dexterous bull elephant took the roof off to get inside.
![Misngth Misngth](https://bigbluetrains.com/images/smilies/extra/misngth.gif)
![[Image: IMG_0452.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0452.jpg)
This was a bit of a hassle because of these pipe looking bits on the end, that I'm sure are only there to stop people like me interfering with the original
![[Image: IMG_0462.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0462.jpg)
But that is what crowbars are for...
Then came the welding, sawing and hacking to assemble the PCB board
![[Image: IMG_0463.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0463.jpg)
I soldered 2 (or 1 and a half) PCBs together to make the board long enough for the 6 or so lights I will put on it for the car
![[Image: IMG_0455.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0455.jpg)
This is a 4 LED wired into the board with a 1000 ohm resistor to dull the LEDS that I put in the first car I did
![[Image: IMG_0437.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0437.jpg)
Depending on the strength of the light required, you can either use a 1000 ohm, 500 ohm or even no resistor in the process, and not knowing how bright the light would be I opted for a resistor
I then dropped the flicker free do-dad down into entry at the end of the car to hide it from view
![[Image: IMG_0440.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0440.jpg)
This flicker free thing can keep the lights on for a couple of minutes after the power is off.
and ran the wires thru a hole in the floor for the pickups
![[Image: IMG_0441.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0441.jpg)
and soldered the other two wires to the PCB board
![[Image: IMG_0469.jpg]](http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb202/OBJACK/Trains/DCCElectrical/IMG_0469.jpg)
I will hopefully finish tomorrow.
Jack
![219 219](https://bigbluetrains.com/images/smilies/extra/219.gif)
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Look for a good fantasy