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Lionel 022c mod for 12V LED
« on: December 22, 2014, 12:09:31 pm »
Ok I'm running fixed voltage of 16V to nine 022 switches on my layout and I have LED bulbs in the 022C controllers.  These are nice because I have five different colors in switch board.  I have a blue line, a green line, a white line, a yellow line, and a red line. 


The problem was after burning out a dozen of the 12V LED I decided to take matters into my own hands.  I modded my 022c controllers so they would correctly operate a screw in 12 volt LED and still provide 16V to the 022.  All you need is a 1/8 watt 1k resistor before each bulb.  You can get 50 of these mailed from China to your house for $1.  You get 50 of these screw in LED for around $25 mailed from China to your house.

I'm attaching a picture hope you get the gist of it. 





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Re: Lionel 022c mod for 12V LED
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2014, 07:08:27 pm »
Welcome to the forum, and thanks for your pictures and explanation of your modification!

You may wish to look into these drop-in replacement LED's for your switches and controllers.
http://www.autolumination.com/trainbulbs_leds.htm

They have overvoltage and overcurrent protection built in, so you just screw them in with no external components necessary. Rated at 14 and 18 volts, they will work very nicely on older switches, accessories, locomotives, passenger cars, etc.

Larry

 

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