Okay, here’s the deal. I’m installing a non-operating signal system on my HO scale MR using the Tomar 3-position semaphores. They’re just there for show, BUT they require a 1.5 volt power source for the bulbs. I’ve tested them out, and I can get a 1.5 volt battery to light two signals.
Now, the question: Is there some kind of ‘on-off’ box that can be got that will contain the battery so that I can wire it underneath the layout to the signal lights? I have looked around and asked around, and all I get are confused shrugs. I am sure that there is something like this out here, but so far, no luck.
Isn’t Rapido using something like this for lighting its passenger cars?
Any suggestions? I’d really rather not wire everything up to variable DC with six tons of resistors.
Premade? I doubt it. You could mount an AA battery holder under your layout and just run wire from it to a switch and then to your signals. If you want to get fancy, you could put it all in a small project box from a Radio Shackish store. That would just make it harder to change the battery though.
Radio shack(I think thats where I bought it) sells a multi-voltage power supply, a simple small plug in the wall thing, it has a 1.5V setting, I have it in use on my module to light the lit switch stand lanterns I have on it, which use a 1.5v bulb, however, their newer one uses a white LED, so I can use a 12vdc source, sooo, the system now has a 1.5 and 12v source for stuff lighting up.
Thanks for your help, guys, I appreciate it.
Believe it or not , I checked the Tomar Website and they have individual on-off 1.5 volt battery boxes in just the configuration I’m looking for–for those of us who ‘resist’ resistors, LOL. Shoulda checked them first instead of going into a panic.
Another one of my famous DUH! moments. [:O]
Anyway, the signal installation will be full speed ahead as soon as I get them.