Successful Day - Page 2

**Bunkerbarge** · 16-02-2006

You could of course fit more than one LED and wire them in series to split the voltage.

On the other hand I have used "Grain of Wheat" bulbs from Hunter systems at:

www.huntersystems.co.uk

Who can supply these bulbs in 6v and 12v types.

Phoenix · 16-02-2006

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Originally Posted by new to trains

any LED will be fine, - make sure it is 'potted' ie encase the terminals of the LED in a watertight material ie resin or epoxy glue or similar.....
I have 20 LEDs on my sub, never had a problem with any of them, the actual light emitting section of the LED is watertight anyway, but by potting the terminals you dont cable corrosion on the terminals and sick wire syndrome !

i had that problem with 2 radio sets of my dads the batteries had been left in and they had corroded all the wire on the conector lead it is not good to have haha

**Bunkerbarge** · 16-02-2006

The resin idea is actually a good idea for a lot of LED installations.

I have used car body fibre glass resin from Halfords which I like using because the lighting instalation can be painted with the resin, completely coating all surfaces with a waterproof, hard layer thus completely sealing it all against any corrosion.

It is also very easy to use but remember that any tools will almost certainly be lost unless you are very quick with a very strong solvent to clean things up before it sets.

periscope · 17-02-2006

Thanks for your comments guys - some good suggestions there to work upon Tomorrow it's back to Goole for some more dive trials - trouble is most of the club will be watching so I'll have to act like a real expert submariner (some hope) Maybe I'll even get to bring it home again....

Ian