LED lighting

[28ten]

I want to stick some lighting in a couple of buildings, I guess that LEDs are the way to go, but any advice on what might be suitable to represent either a parafin lamp or electric lighting? from a 12v source will i need resistors and stuff as well?

 

[adrian]

If you want a paraffin lamp then MERG do a little gas lamp twinkler kit to give them a little flickering and flare!

 

[28ten]

If you want a paraffin lamp then MERG do a little gas lamp twinkler kit to give them a little flickering and flare!

Where do i get one? does it mean soldering pcb?

 

[-missy-]

Hello.

Nah, for twinkling try those little battery powered tea lights. Around £1.99 for 5, you can simply replace the LED with something a little more suitable once you have stripped the gubbins out of them.

I would recommend using filament bulbs for paraffin lamps, they looks so much more realistic than LEDs, they can also be powered from the tea light thingys. Search for grain of rice bulbs on ebay, they are nice and small (1mm dia x 3/4mm long)

 

[adrian]

Where do i get one? does it mean soldering pcb?

By a strange quirk of fate from MERG! Although you have to be a member, or know someone who is, to purchase (£3.10) and yes it does involve soldering components to a PCB.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

I use LEDs to represent electric lights. Use warm white LEDs which are usually rated at 1.5v and they do require a resistor to drop the voltage if you are using them singly. It is possible to wire them in series. I obtain my LEDs from Black Cat Technologies. As alluded to above, they do require soldering.

 

[28ten]

I can do resistors and heat shrink but not pcb memories of Heathkits and pops and Maplins kits when Maplins did electronic stuff
I never knew you could get battery powered tea lights
Shall check out the LEDs and grain of rice bulbs on ebay