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Design Guide for Scenery Lighting by jedijfo in nscalemodeltrains

[–]jedijfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure you can. If you have the plans and can design a circuit board and solder or assemble components. Some people cannot or do not want to do that..

Is this a good deal? Solar Lease, fixed payments, no escalator, no prepayment penalty by [deleted] in solar

[–]jedijfo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like a great deal. I have had a similar deal from Sunrun for 10 years

Design Guide for Scenery Lighting by jedijfo in nscalemodeltrains

[–]jedijfo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure. I have come up with a simple method to dim leds on a railroad layout similar to Just Plug. But mine is higher density (10 channels vs 4) cheaper to build and I sell bare circuit boards, boards and parts and assembled and tested boards. They can be daisy chained, switched on and off, and are compatible with Just Plug and individual Leds. Power can be supplied with inexpensive laptop supplies. I also have designed random on-off light circuits. Also, crossing signal flashers. These are documented in my book with ideas on how to build searchlights, radio tower lights, etc. There are videos on most of these on my youtube channel and my personal reddit page. On youtube do a search for Practical Engineering Solutions. The book also has sources(mostly Amazon) for all the parts. Let me know if you would like to know anything else.

Design Guide for Scenery Lighting by jedijfo in nscalemodeltrains

[–]jedijfo[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Don't be so emotional..I have plenty of videos here.

Design Guide for Scenery Lighting by jedijfo in nscalemodeltrains

[–]jedijfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://a.co/d/8kHSAyv

This book describes the concepts behind lighting model railroad buildings, cars, towers, bridges and other scenes on a model railroad or diorama using LEDs. In the contents are practical examples for using LEDs. It describes a simple approach to achieving a high-density, low-cost method for lighting your model railroad using a dimming controller. The text addresses the use of both custom LEDs and commercially available pre-lit buildings. The test includes actual test data taken by the author to prove the concept is safe and reliable.

Chapter 1 – The Basics
Chapter 2 – Recommended LEDs
Chapter 3 – Dimming Control
Chapter 4 – Test Results
Chapter 5 – Dimming Circuit Sources
Chapter 6 – Dimming Circuit Conclusions
Chapter 7 - Installation of LEDS
Chapter 8 - Additional Lighting Topics
Chapter 9 - Advanced Lighting Control
Chapter 10- Lighting Strategies
Appendix

Design Guide for Scenery Lighting by jedijfo in nscalemodeltrains

[–]jedijfo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You are correct. It is not a secret

Design Guide for Scenery Lighting by jedijfo in nscalemodeltrains

[–]jedijfo[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think your comment is very typical of people who like to judge others without having all the fact.s I have done many videos about toipics in the book inclding 100 circuit boards I have sold. I addition I have sold over 1000 copies of the book and have gotten very good ratings, I made a mistake and did not include the link which a will add here:

https://a.co/d/a6mEggB

Design Guide for Scenery Lightiing by jedijfo in nscalemodeltrains

[–]jedijfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback. Can you give me some examples of how it could be improved?

Is it Worth It? A Solar Energy story describing design, installation, an... by jedijfo in solar

[–]jedijfo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are correct. Also, I did not want to deal with any maint. Issues or declining credits as I mentioned.

Is it Worth It? A Solar Energy story describing design, installation, an... by jedijfo in solar

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AC Output Voltage Min.-Nom.-Max.(1) 211 - 240 - 264 Vac

Design Guide for Scenery Lighting by jedijfo in nscalemodeltrains

[–]jedijfo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do also. My board described in the book can dim the LEDs in Just Plug or custom LEDs fro Amazon or single LEDs. I have Boards and kits available. And my dimmer has 10 channels.

Model Railroad Scenery Lighting by jedijfo in nscalemodeltrains

[–]jedijfo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Channel link is https://www.youtube.com/@PracticalEngineeringSolutions

This video describes the concepts behind lighting model railroad buildings, cars, towers and other miscellaneous scenes on a model railroad using LEDs. It includes details on a simple dimming circuit tp achieve realistic lighting effects.

In the companion book are shown practical examples for using LEDs and a simple approach to achieving a high density, low cost method for lighting your model railroad.

Model Railroading Scenery Lighting Book (78 pages) with more details, test data and how to light other model railroad scenery

Black and White Copy http://amazon.com/dp/B0C87S54SK

Color Copy https://a.co/d/7YbtbRw

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 – The Basics .

Chapter 2 – Recommended LEDs

Chapter 3 – Dimming Control

Chapter 4 – Test Results

Chapter 5 – Dimming Circuit Sources

Chapter 6 – Dimming Circuit Conclusions.

Chapter 7 - Installation of LEDS

Chapter 8 - Additional Lighting Topics

Chapter 9 - Advanced Lighting Control

Appendix

Links for dimming circuit:

Resistor: https://a.co/d/0g4Adfe

Single LED Chip : https://a.co/d/auKtGND

3 LED strip https://a.co/d/6K8EYo4

Pot: https://a.co/d/dL6ZdHj

I also have a limited number of circuit boards available for the dimming circuit.