Quote from: stationmaster12 on February 20, 2014, 08:33:27 PM
Silver69,
How do you go about adding LED's to your trains? Thanks!!
Jose

Jose,
It was really easy.
I first remove the cab from the chassis.
Once removed I opened up the holes, I used a pin vise drill to make the first small hole the followed up with an electric drill to make the hole the same size at the raised light bump on the F7 cab.

Next I found clear red plastic and sanded it to the size of the hole, a taillight sprue from a model car kit worked fine. Once done it was 1/4 inch long and flat on both ends.

Next I assembled the LED's and resistors into a shape that fits into the nose of the cab, once soldered together the stayed in place by friction.

I then used CA glue (super glue) to attach the LED's to the red plastic lenses.

Next I soldered on wires to the LED assembly and connected them to the hot and ground on the train chassis and carefully replaced the cab on the chassis.

While I had the cab off I also wired the motors in series, slow speeds are now much smoother.

This was my first attempt and I think the results are great.

Good luck if you decide to give it a try

Steve

Thanks, Lee

Steve

Thanks!
I wanted to have brighter lights on the exterior so I ordered an assortment of LED's and resistors from the internet and started soldering!

The markers on F7 were made from model car tail light sprues.
I drilled out the cab shells, filed and sanded the red plastic until they fit and used CA to attach the red lense to the LED.

Now at slow speed the headlights are BRIGHT and the red markers give a nice contrast.

Since I did this to the first F7 I have also done the same to the dummy F7 and my  BL-2

Steve

Added LED's to some of my Williams trains.
Will do more in the future

Steve

Why are all replacement pick up rollers sold out?

I'd like to order some but each time I check the page they are listed as sold out?

Bachmann, you ever going to stock these again??