@Carey TeaRose posted:Decided to pursue a different track (hehe) in lighting my Seasons Bay & New England Village buildings on my Prewar/tinplate Upstairs O Layout. I did not want to stick with the chunky white xmas bulbs and big cords, or use LED lighting. I ordered clear 18v large globe bulbs in clear and amber gloves and sockets with attached 6 inch wire leads. These arrived from Town & Country Hobbies today. Hooked up each separately To a Lionel CW-80 transformer and tucked inside the Seasons Bay Springlake Station. The amber bulb lookS orange inside the ceramic. The clear bulb looks much better. These will be easy-peasy for us to drill a hole and wire up under the layout as needed.
An interesting idea, thank you. You prompted me to order 100 C7 brass sockets. I'm so tired of the bulky D56 light wires and stuffing them under the 'snow' on my temporary Xmas layouts. I'm going to have to add my own jumpers though. That is what I wanted so I could use white wire. Now I need to find some 2 pin quick disconnect connectors. The idea is to make my own buss with a female connector every 12" or so that would run under the 'snow'. My jumpers would be about 18" with the matching male plug attached. I'm hoping this idea would give me more leeway in building placement and also make it easier to put up and take down.
Any ideas where to find the 2 pin connectors? Probably 10-20 wire gauge.
Tom Stoltz
in Maine
