chadbag Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 18 minutes ago, cteno4 said: Does it have a decoder or just rectifying and current limiting? jeff I assume just the rectifying and current limiting. I went to dihikeijs.com and looked at their entry (not a lot more informative) and also magnified the product packaging and read it and there is no indication of built in decoder. Link to comment
chadbag Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 12 hours ago, chadbag said: an extra 20-23 euros I mispoke. In the Digikeijs online store they are 16,45 to 19,25 euros depending on color it appears. (There may be other differences). These are for N. They also make a H0 version. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Yeah zooming in I couldn’t see a chip that looked like a decoder, just resistors, caps and rectifier. i wonder if they use a current limiting chip to allow for dcc or dc voltage differences. At least they added a capacitor! jeff Link to comment
Martijn Meerts Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Apparently they do non-DCC versions now as well. The DCC version does come with decoder built-in, and has various features to simulate different types of light. But yeah, the package linked here does appear to be the non-DCC version. Link to comment
cteno4 Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 That’s cool with three pwm channels you could set RGB leds to what ever color and even put on a programmed light show! jeff Link to comment
Madsing Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 Contrary to the DR80010, the DR100 and DR110 don't have a decoder. The manual is here: https://support.digikeijs.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001758397-DR100-DR110-Manuals. The DR100 is the starting kit with figurines, extra capacitors and wires. The DR110 is just the LED strip. I don't have any but reading the manual I noted a couple of interesting points: - They are super long: 28cm! It seems that there are in fact two LED strips of 14cm. The manual fails short of confirming that they can be used that way, though... - The brightness is adjustable with a potentiometer Link to comment
chadbag Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Madsing said: They are super long: 28cm! Are the N scale ones that long? They list both H0 and N versions. Link to comment
Madsing Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 2 hours ago, chadbag said: Are the N scale ones that long? They list both H0 and N versions. Looks like, I don't know more than what's on the web site. The HO version: https://www.digikeijs.com/en/dr100w-h0-lighting-installation-kit-white.html The N version: https://www.digikeijs.com/en/dr100w-n-lighting-installation-kit-white.html The only differences I see are the size of the pickup contacts and figurines. That's why I was wondering if the LED strip could be cut in two 14cm segments, this would make them two times cheaper for N. 1 Link to comment
TBBW Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) Hi guys, I came across this lighting post. I’m looking for a better solution, I do not like the KATO way. One LED on one side the light spreading Is not equal. To be honest, I’m a little bit disappointed in the lighting system, because the train units are of high quality. Just as you guys I found the led strips from digikeijs as well. At this time I’m working on the DR80010 warm white version. In combination with the KATO Reseau TGV. What I like sofar, is of course the equal spreading of the light, and the integrated (fully programmable) light startup simulation. and the option to solder a capacitor to the strip, to avoid flickering. I put the the capacitor in the belly of the car. At this time I think the warm white version is to “yellow” for the Shinkansen series. for the TGV I think it is about right. for that reason I also received a full white one from digikeijs. (not for sale) to check/experience the difference. Does any of you guys tested the LED strips in High Speed Trains? regards, Edited March 1, 2022 by TBBW 4 Link to comment
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