Hello again.
The various medical things have begun to be resolved, although not necessarily to everyone's benefit. I’ll live.
Now, dragging myself back to the bench, I find that my mojo - for railway models at least - has taken a gap year. Forcing myself to actually knuckle down and do something, in the current world climate, just seems so utterly pointless. Nevertheless, do something I must.
One something I’ve been putting off has been to install the lighting system. I’ve managed to drill a suitable hole for the light pipe to pop up through the top of the smokebox, nearly in line with where it should be. I’ve found the species of pipe I am using is flexible enough to still run back through the boiler barrel into the space with the side tanks. The next job needs some input from the clever people.
My plan is to construct a small light-tight box to contain the lit end of the pipe. Also in the box, or poking through into the box, should be a light source. A tiny yellowish LED seems the obvious choice. Being an utter dunderhead as far as electronics is concerned, here is where I need the advice. Ideally, the LED will be already mounted on some kind of board so that a simple dab or two of solder will attach power leads, chocks away and off we go in to the wild blue yonder!
Where can I source a selection of such suitable LEDs?
Answers on the back of a postcard please. Or here. PM or email will also be acceptable. Even the old-dangled telephone thing if the mood takes.
In answer to your unwritten questions, yes, I am in a funny mood. It’s bouncing back from a particular truculent spell with Muttley (or Shuck, for those of an Eastern Region persuasion) that does it. I’m not sure if I like it or not.