Another brass loco project - repairs and painting.

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Meee 2!  Perhaps someone could do a video class on installing them for the rest of us...

Thom,

I think you would be the perfect candidate for the video class! All in favor say I or eye. Or is it AYE?

No nays allowed on my thread.


Tom

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Tom....

So whose marker lamps are you using and what voltage bulbs?

Can you put up a close in photo?

See ya
Bob

Bob,

These are Tomar Marker lights. They now sell LED markers instead of the 1.5 v mini bulb.

I'll get a couple of close ups for you later this evening.

Tom

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Bob,

Here's the best I can do on the close ups.

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[bparrish]

Tom ...

So are the Tomar lantern bodies brass or what. 

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Meee 2!  Perhaps someone could do a video class on installing them for the rest of us...

Thom,

I think you would be the perfect candidate for the video class! All in favor say I or eye. Or is it AYE?

No nays allowed on my thread.


Tom

I vote for Thom - as soon as he is done editing the video we can't talk about.

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Tom ...

So are the Tomar lantern bodies brass or what.

They appear to be blackened brass.

Tom

[bparrish]

Tom. .....

There not a lot of really good ways to do this as most are rather fragile.  I don't know if Tomar gives a cast pin that would run along with the wires.  If they are separate as in, wires come out the bottom and pin out the side, if the model is already painted, you don't want to solder it from the back side and fry the paint.  So consider super gluing the brass pin from the inside.  Then drop out the wires to a hole just below the pin and glue it also.  Then plumb it up electrically.

If the pin and wires come out the side together, or there is no pin, only wires, thread in the wires through a hole that is drilled on the angle you want to finish at.  Just before tugging it up tight, put a small drop of super glue on the pin and wires and then tug through. Then put a dab of glue on the inside.   Later carve off any objectionable glue on the outside with a # 11 blade. 

My favorite way of controlling small amounts of super glue is with broken # 75 to 80 drills in a pin vice.   The surface tension of super glue is really weird and using a straigh pin creates a huge drop.  The remaining twists of a broken drill seem to confuse this.

Hope this helps.  I have only ever used Tomar bail handle lanterns.  All other marker lamps have been Cal Scale or the like and soldered then during construction. 

Let me know. 

See ya
Bob

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Bob,

I'm not really sure the above was all about. I've had no problem installing the marker lights. I drill a #42 hole in the brass and "tack" the markers with gallery glass (glue). The small LED is inserted in the rear of the marker. The markers comes with the LEDs already installed.

I use the gallery glass as it will hold the marker yet if necessary, you can remove it by a little twist with your fingers.

Tom

[GPdemayo]

I need to get a bunch of these marker lights.....if only I knew someone who could show me how to install them. 

Greg,

I think I can find someone who can do the installation.


Tom

Tom,


Oh boy.....


As the young uns say today.....those lights are "way cool"!

[bparrish]

Tom...

Sorry for the misunderstanding.   One line above sounded like you were looking for ideas. 

See ya
Bob

[jimmillho]

 
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Tom,


Oh boy.....


As the young uns say today.....those lights are "way cool"!
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"Very Cool indeed"

Jim

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Tom...

Sorry for the misunderstanding.   One line above sounded like you were looking for ideas. 

See ya
Bob

Bob,

No problem, we are all here to exchange ideas. It's all good.

Tom

[ReadingBob]

I saw these in person the other night.  These are really cool!     

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I saw these in person the other night.  These are really cool! 

Bob,

Sorry I missed your post. Thanks for stopping by the thread and the layout, much appreciated.

Tom