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  • Flip
    SMF Supporters
    • Jul 2022
    • 257
    • John
    • Speyside
    #1

    LEDs for enhancing models

    Been looking at both Boatman's Super Tomcat F14D and Brian's 1:48 Dkm u-Boat. When finished having a good feast at the images, I was wondering about the LEDs.
    I sourced some from Farnell for my lifeboat because I wanted low current ones (2mA instead of the usual 20mA). Problem is, they are ginormous in comparison (3mm dia)
    But the ones that these guys are using seem to be SMD ones with pre-fitted leads. And they seem to be small.

    Can anyone point me to a good source of these?
    Do they have an integral dropper resistor or do I have to get my calculator out?

    Thanks chaps.
    John
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    • Gary MacKenzie
      SMF Supporter
      • Apr 2018
      • 1057
      • Gary
      • Forres , Moray , Scotland
      #2
      would these help @ https://www.smallscalelights.co.uk/p...th_magnet_wire

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        • Flip
          SMF Supporters
          • Jul 2022
          • 257
          • John
          • Speyside
          #3
          Originally posted by Gary MacKenzie
          would these help @ https://www.smallscalelights.co.uk/p...th_magnet_wire
          Brilliant
          Thanks :thumb2:

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            • Guest
              #4
              You can also make a light-pipe: get some cheap optic cable (for example for TOSLINK audio) and strip off the outside to get the core, which will probably be 1 mm diameter, plastic, optical fibre. Install the LED anywhere convenient inside the model, then run bits of the optical fibre from there to where the light is needed. You can keep it in place near the LED by, for example, putting a bit of plastic card right next to the LED and drilling 1 mm holes in it to hold the fibre.

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                • JR
                  • May 2015
                  • 18273
                  #5
                  Jennifer of Small Scale lights is very helpful .
                  I wouldn't think of going anywhere else, I'd used her products on three dioramas and she is approachable as well to any changes of length of cable .

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                    • Flip
                      SMF Supporters
                      • Jul 2022
                      • 257
                      • John
                      • Speyside
                      #6
                      Originally posted by JR
                      and she is approachable as well
                      Good to know - thanks for the heads-up :thumb2:

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                        • Flip
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Jul 2022
                          • 257
                          • John
                          • Speyside
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Jakko
                          You can also make a light-pipe: get some cheap optic cable (for example for TOSLINK audio) and strip off the outside to get the core, which will probably be 1 mm diameter, plastic, optical fibre. Install the LED anywhere convenient inside the model, then run bits of the optical fibre from there to where the light is needed. You can keep it in place near the LED by, for example, putting a bit of plastic card right next to the LED and drilling 1 mm holes in it to hold the fibre.
                          Excellent idea - I'll file that one for later use :thumb2:

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