Where and what are your power supplies

Zug Sep 26, 2016

  1. Zug

    Zug TrainBoard Member

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    As I am almost finished putting in the blue LED strip lighting for "night time" on my layout, I have yet to finalize exactly what I'm going to use for a power supply and where I'll mount it. Most likely at this point is an old Radio Shack 12 volt transformer and build a DC bridge for it and place it under the 2nd level with the lighting. Mainly to save the cost of something new and where my cat can''t get to it as I block the layout from my cat with panels when not using it..

    So I thought it worth asking what others are doing for power supplies? My logic is it very well may give me a better way to do it.
     
  2. rrjim1

    rrjim1 TrainBoard Member

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    I usually purchase power supplies for projects like that from a surplus electronic store.
     
  3. DrMb

    DrMb TrainBoard Member

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    Since LED's are current rather than voltage dependent, I've had success using old cell chargers. Of course, I test them first and they are more for spot applications than powering the LED's for an entire layout.
     
  4. Rodsup9000

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