Anyone happen to know the operating voltage range for Lionel's 6-24156 scale Lionelville Street Lamps? These have LEDs. (No, oddly, the owner's manual does not include this info.)
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Manual here. Do not exceed 18V AC or DC (page 2 and 3). LED lamps not serviceable (page 3).
Darn, Uberstationmeister beat me to it, ….I was gonna say crank them up till they pop, back off 2 volts ….🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Pat
Lower voltage won't hurt anything and is probably better for most types of bulbs.
Lionel recommends 12-14 volts on "most" of their accessories.
I run all of my accessories and street lights at 10v. Lighting is adequate and realistic.
Transformer type may have some effect. On my layout a 180w brick at 10v runs every accessory better than the CW 80 that preceded it.
@Überstationmeister posted:Manual here. Do not exceed 18V AC or DC (page 2 and 3). LED lamps not serviceable (page 3).
Thanks. They literally just updated the owner's manual (4/22). The one that came with my set of lamps (dated 6/21) contained not a word about voltage. Pretty essential info. Well, at least they corrected it.
@RickO posted:Lower voltage won't hurt anything and is probably better for most types of bulbs.
Lionel recommends 12-14 volts on "most" of their accessories.
I run all of my accessories and street lights at 10v. Lighting is adequate and realistic.
Transformer type may have some effect. On my layout a 180w brick at 10v runs every accessory better than the CW 80 that preceded it.
Thanks. I'll try 10 volts.
I have both the Grain of Wheat bulb (2014) and the LED version (2022) of these Street Lamps. Does anybody know where I can pick up more of just the 18 volt LED bulbs Lionel is using in these lamps to replace my Grain of Wheat bulbs with? What exactly is the size of the LED in these lamps. I cannot judge how they measure it. Are they 3mm or 5mm LEDs?
