3D Printed Colour Light Signal

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3D Printed Colour Light Signal

Post by stevenfitch » Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:06 pm

Ive been working on a few 3D printed items and this is just one.
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Components all designed and printed out of black ABS.
Stainless steel tube used for the pole.
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5mm LED holders fit into the front plate
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LED's in place with a drop of superglue on the back and wired to a multi-core cable running up through the steel tube
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Whole case then glued together (considered screws but once together if they break i can easily just make another)
Computer Controlled Garden Railway.
Previously N & OO Gauge Indoors.

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Re: 3D Printed Colour Light Signal

Post by stevenfitch » Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:06 pm

Testing alongside track
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Re: 3D Printed Colour Light Signal

Post by stevenfitch » Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:07 pm

And testing illuminated connected directly to the control panel
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Computer Controlled Garden Railway.
Previously N & OO Gauge Indoors.

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Re: 3D Printed Colour Light Signal

Post by HugoFitz » Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:29 pm

Nice work!
I'm currently working on a similar project. What size are the LED's that you've used?

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Re: 3D Printed Colour Light Signal

Post by stevenfitch » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:26 pm

HugoFitz wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 7:29 pm Nice work!
I'm currently working on a similar project. What size are the LED's that you've used?
5mm for the standard three lights and im working on a left and right feather version using 3mm LED's.

Im not really trying to work to any prototypical scales just as long as it "looks right" - going for more of a "train set in the garden" than a "model railway"
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Re: 3D Printed Colour Light Signal

Post by stevenfitch » Thu Nov 17, 2022 4:32 pm

Beginnings of a version with directional feather / route indicator
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Re: 3D Printed Colour Light Signal

Post by stevenfitch » Thu Nov 17, 2022 6:49 pm

4 x 3mm LED's wired in parellel for the feather
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Had to add a 100 Ohm resistor into the 12v feed of the feather otherwise it lights up most of the garden
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