[Martin71]

Hi

To answer some of your questions

Will this system apply to DC 00 gauge model coaches?

Yes is works on DC and AC also DCC

How does the power required picked up?

As we speak I have tested the new 00 pickups which are easy to install. You can see the n gauge ones under new products. Im sure this will be added to the kit in future. In the past I have made my own pick ups.

Only coaches adapted for lighting, use a sprung metal leaf located between the bogy wheel axles. Fleischman coaches in some instances use this method.

I am made to believe that this system require bogy wheels are insulated on on wheel to enable the correct polarity voltage to be picked up.

If they didnt you would have a dead short the whole time on your layout, this is standard practice with metal wheels.

A fault is that the LEDs vary in brilliance according to voltage applied to the rails feeding the locomotive/coach - as stated a suitable capacitor is essential to give a flicker free lighting within the coach while in motion.

Once charged the cap supplies a fixed voltage keeping the lights at a constant level. Each kit is supplied with 1 k resistors but you can increse or reduce that depending on how you like your lighting

My suggestion buy a kit and try it, their is nothing better on the market as far as I can see.

Martin

 

[Martin71]

Hi

I had no intention of stealing your thread shumifan50 and I would like to see how you plan to do some lighting. I am very interested. We all have things we dont like doing eg ballasting ( I actually dont mind it) but I hate making and putting pick ups on coaches loco's etc.

Now Richard has developed new pickups and 1 word brilliant! I have tried the 00 gauge ones and the n gauge ones and both work extremely well.

Friction was my biggest concern with 10+ coaches in a rake and now this is a complete non issue with the new OO gauge pickups.

Sorry I cannot give you pictures of the OO gauge ones as the loco I put them on is currently at a static demo. Follow this link and about 1/4 way through you will see me lift the loco and its still running. Thats the new OO gauge pick ups.

A very short video of flicker free. This is one of the coaches that no longer exists.....it is one of 5 I left in my car and they got a little hot and now look like bananas! Oh and flicker free still worked. I showed the boys at the club (focus modeling) what had happened and you know nobody laughed, and I remember walking out that evening annoyed at my stupidity but thinking their a good bunch of blokes.

Maunsell coach with flicker free.

N Gauge pickups The OO look like this only bigger from memory 2.2mm in diameter.

If you plan to do your picks this is a very handy tool also from DCC Concepts. It has solved about 70-80% of my derailing problems. All your doing is making sure your back to back is correct. I run this over every new loco and rolling stock as I get it. You would be surprised how many wheels are out straight out of the box. I highly recommend this and for the price an excellent tool.

That should help.

Kind Regards,

Martin

 

[Martin71]

Hi

No I think you did great, it is another way of doing lighting and your brass rails (I never even consider that) has given me other ideas. So well done we all start somewhere and you can sit back and say "I built that!"...... some well never pull a coach apart let alone attempt what you did.

Good on ya!

martin