{"id":585,"date":"2025-02-27T13:52:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T19:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/?post_type=product&#038;p=585"},"modified":"2025-12-03T08:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:18:36","slug":"street-lights","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/product\/street-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Street Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 24pt;\">Street Lights Wiring Instructions<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pix-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"384\" class=\"size-full wp-image-606 alignright\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pix-1.jpg 224w, https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/pix-1-175x300.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Practice says to wire the resistor to the anode of the LED however, in this application it does not matter if it\u2019s wired to the anode or cathode.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Our LEDs have color coded wires. The gold lead is the Anode or positive while the silver is the Cathode or negative lead. The supplied resistor is 560 ohm which will allow for 9 volts to 14 volts safely. If you decide that it too bright, you can substitute a higher value such as 1000 ohm.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">Run the wires down through the top of the lamp post and solder on the resistor. Now you can power the LED and decide on the mounting. You can glue the LED to the top of the post or have it stick out a bit so that it will go into the globe.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">We like to use Aleene\u2019s Clear Gel Tacky Glue or ZAP Formula 560 Canopy Glue. Of course, ACC will work if you are careful.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\">Five Street lights. Common North American-style street lights used in many communities. Fit popular modeling eras 1890s to present as they are now they are back in historic districts, but made from metal. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\">The standard globe was found all over the country. The fancy globe was measured from an actual top in Elmhurst, IL.<br \/>\n<br class=\"html-br\" \/><br class=\"html-br\" \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;\">Choice of globes, standard or fancy. Package includes five poles, five globes, five LEDs and five 9V to 14V resistors. NEW: Choice of LED color. Cold white for modern lighting and Warm white for pre-<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">sodium-vapor lamp \/ LED lighting, 1970&#8217;s and earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x1lliihq x1s928wv xhkezso x1gmr53x x1cpjm7i x1fgarty x1943h6x xudqn12 x3x7a5m x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\" dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\"><span class=\"x193iq5w xeuugli x13faqbe x1vvkbs x1xmvt09 x6prxxf xvq8zen xo1l8bm xzsf02u\"><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;\">See below for instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #800000;\"><strong><em>Many of our parts come with supports still attached, and will need to be carefully cut. We always recommend a good sprue cutter for this. We suggest wearing eye protection.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #800000;\"><strong><em>Parts that have had their supports removed may have some small bumps where the supports were removed that will need to be sanded\/filed off for a better fit.\u00a0\u00a0When sanding we suggest using dust mask and wipe with a moist paper towel so particles don\u2019t become airborne.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #800000;\"><strong><em>ACC glue works well for all our resin parts.\u00a0Parts take paint well after priming. We recommend Mr. Primer Surfacer 1000 or\u00a0Tamiya Surface Primer, but any good thin primer will work.\u00a0All parts come unpainted.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #800000;\"><strong><em>Parts must be primed\/painted if exposed to sunlight as the resins will continue to cure and may become brittle. Normal indoor florescent tubes and LED lighting should not be an issue.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; color: #800000;\"><strong><em>All parts come unpainted.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":623,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[26,20,35],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-585","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-miscellaneous","7":"product_cat-o-scale","8":"product_cat-street-lights","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"featured","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-variable"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=585"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=585"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/modelrailroadresource.com\/WP\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}