brian777999 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Who makes yard lamps suitable for a 1960's/70's shunting yard or industrial area ? I would like them to be more on the yellow side than LED bright white. That is how I remember most industrial lighting of the time. These do not look too bad but they are probably too white for my purpose. I may buy them if nobody can suggest a suitable alternative. https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/302675681381 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelp Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 The Eckon EL 1 yard lamps are nice, they come in kit form and are powered by 12v, they use small bulbs so they are not overly bright, they appear on Ebay from time to time. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Look for Warm White LEDs that replicate filament lamps better. To reduce the brightness increase the series resistance value in Ohms. Either replace the existing resistor with a higher value one or add a second resistor in series to the first one. These have quite a good selection of Yard lamps This link is to their OO selection Link to Yard lights Don't forget that filament lit lights will get hot - very hot. LEDs run virtually cold. Also filament lamps will draw far more power per lit lamp, Typically between 4 and 7 times as much LED=10 to 20 milliamp and filament lamps = 40 to 70 milliamp each!) The Eckon EL-1 yard lamps are no longer manufactured and are very hard to find today. The Eckon yard lamps currently manufactured at this time is.... Link to On Line Models who make Eckon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derekl Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I saw these at the Basingstoke show (the last exhibition before lockdown...): https://www.kyteslights.com/ There was an impressive array - you may find something useful there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold russ p Posted May 26, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 26, 2020 There are some quite nice cheap Chinese ones on Ebay which if the heavy plastic ladders are replaced are perfectly acceptable. Were around 5 to 7 pounds for five of them 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy100 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) These were made for me by RML Electronics (Robert Denton) in 2018 - they were in fact my second order. They were built to order - RML ceased trading (Robert retired) as a shop a few years ago, but Robert was accepting private commissions. Not cheap, but superbly made. IMG_0612 by Barry Clayton, on Flickr Edited July 31, 2020 by Bulleidboy100 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinofLoxley Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 I have been looking for something similar but I want a pair of lights on each gantry if possible, for the same era. I understand its possible to paint the led's to yellow them - I am after the sodium light colour which is pretty orange in fact. Not absolutely happy with any of the sources above. I need about 12 gantries to light a block of carriage sidings with inspection walkways Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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