Lighting the logging caboose

[Terry Toenges]

Hunt - Thanks for the links you me. I've bookmarked those for future use.  Streamlined Backshop had a lot of neat stuff.

[Tom_C]

I'm late to this thread, but will reply anyway.

LEDs will flicker just like a regular bulb will, but if there is a capacitor already in the circuit then the LED may draw less power thereby not flickering as much or as soon as a regular bulb.

I have found that even circuits that include a capacitor usually still flicker, so I have begun adding a cap to all my lighted cars.  100uf - 1000uf if you have room to have a cap that big.

You can also buy LED strips on ebay or amazon to replace regular bulbs, or just use discrete LED's, either way.  If I add LEDs I included a full wave rectifier.  I use DCC, so a full way isn't necessary, but it will be if you use DC.

ADDED:  Here's an LED strip, but you can also find warm white.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HSF66JO/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_9?smid=AAF37WJS3P6BT&psc=1

Added again:  It took me some digging, but I found a place where I purchased bronze material to fabricate wheel wipers so I could add lights to cars.  http://www.rodmiller.com/parts.html#wipers