Control Panel Recommendations Needed - LEDs and Switches

You could get non focused red and green LED's for the switch controllers,  They come either bayonet or screw base, I have them in mine and they look sharp.  There are some you tube videos for model railroad control panels, I will dig up a couple of links for you.  I would think you really don't need anything bigger than 3mm, those are pretty bright.  I can post a link for you for the resistors based on voltage used as a power feed to the control panel lights.  You can have switch positions on panel connected to the switch machines and they will light up according to the way they are thrown..LED's for the control panel are really cheap on Amazon, you can get like 50 for $10.00...

Marty

Here are your links for above post:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLqbJAPpNDE

http://wild-bohemian.com/electronics/led-rest.htm

Marty, thanks for the reply.  I ordered some sample red and green LEDs as well as warm white and white (I think that what what they were called) from Town and Country Hobbies.  Do you have a better source I.E. less expensive bulbs since I have about 20 switches (although only 11 are being used now) and each switch uses 3 bulbs?

Any other links will be appreciated.

Well there are only two in the controller, were is your third one at???

Town and country is could, MY led's are over 11 years old, so what you pay for, it is cheaper than having to replace bulbs and there is no heat..

Marty

Here is another link for LED bulbs, these are $1.60 for small globe, $1.80 for large globe for the controllers.

http://lights4models.com/index.php/bulbs-leds.html

They are near Columbus, Ohio..

Marty

You might want to look at LED-Switch.com. Good selection, good prices, and good service.