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Title: Led lights
Post by: dankoesterman on March 15, 2013, 12:36:48 AM
Hello, are the front and back lights in the Bachmann GP38-2 Led?


Thanks Dan
Title: Re: Led lights
Post by: on30gn15 on March 15, 2013, 01:17:23 AM
Might depend on whether loco is DC or DCC.
On the couple of new production locos acquired last few months, DCC ones have LED, non-DCC have regular bulbs.
Title: Re: Led lights
Post by: dankoesterman on March 15, 2013, 08:21:13 AM
This is a new non dcc, I am converting it to dcc with sound.


Thanks

Dan
Title: Re: Led lights
Post by: bapguy on March 15, 2013, 06:00:25 PM
It the head lights look orangish, they are LED's. I bought a GP7 and replaced the LED's with white ones. The ones Bachmann uses are orange. Joe
Title: Re: Led lights
Post by: GG1onFordsDTandI on March 15, 2013, 07:19:24 PM
Another way to tell is glass bulb vs plastic led. Not that bab is wrong in any way. But to a novice, low voltage could cause a glass bulb filament to appear "orangish".
Title: Re: Led lights
Post by: Doneldon on March 16, 2013, 02:20:16 AM
bap and GG-

Bachmann uses warm white LEDs so they look more like the warm light from incandescent bulbs. They appear too dim to many people but I personally prefer them to the bright bluish tint of some LEDs.
                                                                                             -- D
Title: Re: Led lights
Post by: GG1onFordsDTandI on March 18, 2013, 04:31:43 PM
Quote from: Doneldon on March 16, 2013, 02:20:16 AM
Bachmann uses warm white LEDs so they look more like the warm light from incandescent bulbs. They appear too dim to many people but I personally prefer them to the bright bluish tint of some LEDs.       -- D
Great point Don, If replacing, research into the mfg.'s "white" led's. Blue light content in "white" led's differs and picking the easiest to access, or the cheapest may leave you feeling "blue".