Hello, I need a little help… I am going to be building some hand built street lights out of brass and I need to find a good place to buy the light socket and bulb. They need to be 12 volt. Thank you for your help… Alan www.MrTrain.com
How about a simple “grain of wheat” or “grain of rice” bulb, no socket required. They come with long leads, and last a long time as long as you don’t over power them. The also use less power than standard toy train bulbs.
While there are many sources, this looks like a good time to mention www.kelvin.com
They have lots a cool stuff for the hobbiest. Sort of like a Jameco catalog on steroids.
Pete
Try this link:
http://www.scottsodds-n-ends.com/p9-magic_lamp.htm
Here are a couple:
http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=82590-C
Richmond Controls has a new LED colored to look like an incandescent, in 3 mm and 5 mm diameters. See http://www.richmondcontrols.com/gldwhite.htm .
I just checked and All Electronics has lamps up the… they have a whole bunch of different ones.[swg]
http://www.allelectronics.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=320&type=store
That Kelvin link is great. Thanks.
John Kerklo
TCA 94-38455
www.Three-Rail.com
I’ve used Walthers 12V O-gauge/scale hanging lights, the old fashioned hanging type with the green metal lampshade, bent brass rod for the support and a bamboo skewer for a pole. They worked out great for a rural type area light.
Good idea Big Boy, that would make it much easier than a bulb and socket.
Dave
Why make your own when so many are availiable;
Check out eBay for Aristo Craft street lights in either HO or O/S scale
( both scales work because you use the HO ones for areas around residential houses or in parking lots. )
Check out:
The traffic signals have sep. wired RYG lights that can be seperately controlled with the traffic controller from Circutron
These lights come many styles even globes, gas lights even florescent! .
All brass construction with tiny bases;
I usually insert a brass tube up the bottom of the poles to stiffen the attachment to the layout.
However, you best bid right on eBay because I snap up all of these that I find!!!
Alan