I just found some plastic fiber optic cable, its from an old Narragansett Beer sign - Our Own New England Beer
as you know I have 100 powerfull white LED’S and was wondering who if anyone has used this type of lighting and how and where did u use it
I did see some info on melting the end like a bulb and make ditch lights
wow one bulb and you get lights all over the locomotive
its a fine line ,I guess I will have to try this on a scrap loco first , just to see how it goes
trying to get ideas as there are around 35 to 40 strands
End Beam, or End Lit, Fiber, simple in its basic structure, meets a wide range of applications. It is a creative concept for interior or exterior signage and P.O.P. displays, scale models, floral displays, hobbyists and underwater spectacles in aquariums.
The optical fiber is of the total reflection type which has a concentric double structure consisting of a core of transparent polymethylmethcrylate (PMMA) of a high refractive index, covered with a thin layer of special transparent cladding material of a low refractive index. The light entering from one end is transmitted, repeating the total reflection at the interface of the two components, and then discharged from the other end.
The fiber’s properties and features of resiliency, transmission of colored light and no short circuits or sparks provides many opportunities for new concepts and will help designers to fully utilize their creativity.
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