DalaGStanator's Customs, Mods and Experiments

Now that I've started to get the hang of wiring the electronic components I spoke of on Page 3 (currently without soldering), I should soon be able to incorporate various features in scratchbuilds to add some more "life" to them. There's only so much aluminium foil can be used for. It should also allow me to (finally) replicate certain mods that've been known and loved since BPT was founded, and perform some repair tasks I recall wishing I could do. The first component I've managed to get working was one of my DC motors, which even responds to an on/off switch correctly.



It turns out I currently have more than eight (!) incandescent lightbulbs. They're a bit like Grain of Wheat/Rice bulbs but have pointed casings. Just about any Chinese toy with lights made from the '80s/'90s to the early 2000s seems to have them instead of LEDs. One of them was surprisingly bright when tested on 1.5V, though a 2x or 3x AAA pack obviously makes them brighter. Just like Ucwepn showed in his tutorial, I found they stay on if wired to another battery terminal even in a device that's turned off. If wired to a contact on another component (such as a motor), they only light up when said component is running. I also have multiple coloured LEDs that only work for me using 3V and above. I'll be on the lookout for regular white LEDs and resistors for them, in addition to more incandescent bulbs. Until then, there are still a bunch of old toys with lightbulbs waiting to serve as donors. Hoping to test fit one of them on the 2009 Thomas without actually "installing" it (making a hole in the lamp) so it could be removed without "traces". I don't see why it shouldn't work the same way.