What did you order or the post deliver? (Japanese N Gauge)

[Drunkenclam]

My switches arrived,

 

 

 

So time for an economics lesson :D

so the 6 switches with postage from Hobbysearch cost £78.73

Then add Parcelforce, privalige fee of £22.89 :(

Giving a grand total of £101.62

 

Cost to order from Traintrax £93.15  (doh)

Cost to order from Guage master £105.00

 

However I would like to point out, that at the time of ordering, I could have sworn the switches were £5 dearer each.

 

[Drunkenclam]

These foreign objects seem to have accompanied me back home hidden between the dirty laundry. :)

 

These foreign objects seem to have accompanied me back home hidden between the dirty laundry. :)

 

Thats a lot of dirty laundry :)

[Wonderbolt]

Still shows how much Gaugemaster overcharge =p, In fairness I suspect they do this to allow their wholesale customers like Traintrax ect to sell at a better price and keep them happy.

[serotta1972]

These foreign objects seem to have accompanied me back home hidden between the dirty laundry. :)

 

That will be next month, the dirty clothes will be used to protect my purchases. :)

[nah00]

These foreign objects seem to have accompanied me back home hidden between the dirty laundry. :)

 

That's all you could hide in the dirty laundry? Need to take more clothes next time!

[Drunkenclam]

For some reason. My wife brought home 5Kg of rice on our trip to Japan. I'm glad it wasn't in the dirty laundry

[Pauljag900]

For some reason. My wife brought home 5Kg of rice on our trip to Japan. I'm glad it wasn't in the dirty laundry

 

[nah00]

For some reason. My wife brought home 5Kg of rice on our trip to Japan. I'm glad it wasn't in the dirty laundry

 

I'm actually surprised that was able to clear customs.

[railsquid]

I'm actually surprised that was able to clear customs.

 

Not a problem AFAIK as long as it's not an animal product. Or potatoes.

[Pauljag900]

Just arrrived from china,40'micro Litz 3v leds for station platform roofs etc,should be fun trying to fix and wire these suckers up

Edited June 27, 2017 by Pauljag900

[serotta1972]

Either you have chubby fingers or those are really tiny!

[cteno4]

Paul is a giant in the hobby! ;-p

 

They look like 0805 smd leds at 2x1x1.25mm. The smallest you can get are 0402s are half those dimensions! 0603s are in between.

 

Imperial numbering (usually what you see) is basically length x width in 1/100 of an inch so 0402 is 4/100" x 2/100" or roughly 1mm x 0.5mm. Height is variable with component and manufacturing, but usually roughly the width.

 

Cheers,

 

Jeff

[Pauljag900]

Either you have chubby fingers or those are really tiny!

[Pauljag900]

Paul is a giant in the hobby! ;-p

They look like 0805 smd leds at 2x1x1.25mm. The smallest you can get are 0402s are half those dimensions! 0603s are in between.

Imperial numbering (usually what you see) is basically length x width in 1/100 of an inch so 0402 is 4/100" x 2/100" or roughly 1mm x 0.5mm. Height is variable with component and manufacturing, but usually roughly the width.

Cheers,

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

not sure wot the size is to be honest,but it s gonna be fun trying to glue them in place,thank goodness for superglue hey?

[Fenway Park]

Revolution number plates and two types of smoke deflectors for the Kato N gauge C56. Will add some variety but need to cut back the cab roof very carefully!!!!!!!!!

 

Purchased a spare body when they were first released.

[cteno4]

Hi Jeff,

not sure wot the size is to be honest,but it s gonna be fun trying to glue them in place,thank goodness for superglue hey?

Look like 0805s as they are a tad fat in width 0402 and 0603 are 1:2 l x w. Unless you need really tiny leds, 0805 are a bit more robust with larger area to connect wire to so stronger joint and less likely to have gotten overheated in soldering.

 

Yea or just model cement or even silicone seal. Just glue at the base of the wire. If you are running these at low amperage you can experiment with a diffuser cover or gallery glass (liquid plastic you get at the craft store that mimics stained glass, get the clear or slightly opaque one) and put a blob over the led. I experimented with this for streetlights and it helped provide a better glow effect than the pinpoint of light the naked smd leds give off.

 

Look forward to seeing the work!

 

Jeff

Edited June 27, 2017 by cteno4

[keiichi77]

Small order from AmiAmi arrived today, with the exception of the JOT (N and HO) UR19 containers the rest of the items are from the sale section.

 

[beakaboy]

Look like 0805s as they are a tad fat in width 0402 and 0603 are 1:2 l x w. Unless you need really tiny leds, 0805 are a bit more robust with larger area to connect wire to so stronger joint and less likely to have gotten overheated in soldering.

 

Jeff

Thanks for that info Jeff. any links or preferences for ordering? I have been trying to find Bi colour 2mm LEDs for some searchlight signals I am building. I have single colour ones which have about 4-5mm dowel shaped extension which has been handy to fit into recesses,etc

[cteno4]

Lots of options on smd leds. They are tiny and soldering leads to them is something that takes a bit of solldering skill and practice, but something that can be done just practice!

 

You can get them pretty cheap as just components from 1-25 cents each depending on where you get them. Buying form name supplier will probably get you better quality ones with fewer soldering failures. Loads of cheap ones on ebay that I've found work fine as well.

 

There are a lot of ebay sellers selling colored and white 0402, 0603, 0805 smd lets with soldered leads attached. These are fine insulated wires or magnet wires for the really tight spaces. I've bought from several suppliers on ebay and found them great.

 

One is led baron and they seem to be the nicest quality. Their stock sort of fluctuates. http://stores.ebay.com/ledbaron?_rdc=1

 

Lots of sellers, usually like 25-100 cents each with the leads attached

 

Nariichi San also has some new smd leds with leads in his m-lite line.

 

https://www.modeltrainplus.net/collections/modeltrainplus

 

If you are not doing scads then getting them with leads attached will save you a bunch of work. But if you want to put the leads on in a particular orientation then you can try soldering your own.

 

Cheers

 

Jeff

[Wonderbolt]

Managed to get this for a few pounds

[nah00]

Some finetrack pieces for a a small project on my layout, a fire station and fire fighters, an Aomori bus, obligatory containers for any order I make, and TN couplers for my Keihan trains. 

[Kiha66]

New box!  Got a 7 car set of kato's new shonan 115 series, and a crossing too!

[serotta1972]

Nice photo Sam!

[TimWay4]

So this morning i bought this http://www.hattons.co.uk/293411/Kato_C11_202_LN_2_6_4_Steam_Locomotive_of_the_Kinetsu_Railway_Pre_owned_Like_new/StockDetail.aspx?utm_source=enquiry&utm_medium=email&utm_content=enquiry&utm_campaign=MichaelRobinson it seems to be a good price and the number plates are apparently in the box

[Wonderbolt]

Love the level crossing photo xD.