Custom Led lights for RENFE Bed-car 9600

[mtrkustoms]

Hi all,

A new modification for my RENFE Bed-Car 9600 is here:

Custom Led lights:

5mm High power leds powered by 7.4 Lipo Battery

Hope you enjoy.

[JoeKaydear]

Did you use Artifex Creations' Brick Lights for this?

[AussieJimbo]

Great custom solution, mtrkustoms.

Are the LED's a nice fit in the headlight bricks or did you have to attach them with glue/tape or drill a hole?

I'm wondering about ways of dealing with light leakage. Not a big deal but it would be nice if it wasn't there.

:classic:

Edited August 21, 2013 by AussieJimbo

[mtrkustoms]

These custom led lights are DIY, just High power leds (5mm diameter), resistances and some wire.

5mm leds fits inside headlight bricks and all axle bricks no glue or modification or parts needed

For headlight bricks a 3mm leds can be used, this leds fits in the smaller hole of the brick.

[JopieK]

you could easily fixate the LED's with hot glue. In my experience it won't destroy the LEGO, it is reversible and does the job very well

[Rob Klingberg]

Great job, 'mtrkustoms'! I love this effect. Where did you put the battery inside the car, and how much runtime do you get from the battery?

It would be great to see a full train with these lights, in video!

[mtrkustoms]

Hot glue its a very good way to fix, but 5mm leds do not need the extra fixation.

The light leakage can be solved in different ways, paint tape inside or food metal sheet (I do not know the name in english in spain is "albal paper" is usually used to wrap food and sandwiches) I have to try the result.

The life of the battery, I really do not know it, I am using a 4000mAh Li-Ion battery, the leds had very low comsumption, The idea for this train is a fixed composition with a PF locomotive (1 or 2 PF train motors) feeded with this 7.4 Li-Ion 4000Mah battery and connected by wire and 2 pole molex connectors to the bed car illumination

Edited August 21, 2013 by mtrkustoms

[AussieJimbo]

The light leakage can be solved in different ways, paint tape inside or food metal sheet (I do not know the name in english in spain is "albal paper" is usually used to wrap food and sandwiches) I have to try the result.

Good idea. (The english term you are looking for is "aluminium foil")

Adhesive felt might be a good option too:

http://www.beverlys....heet-black.html

Several colours available, you could use it as headliner on the ceiling and as a wall covering.

:classic:

Edited August 22, 2013 by AussieJimbo

[LEGO Train 12 Volts]

Very nice work!

I'm also use the 5mm leds and the final result is always excellent!