DIY Anti Flicker Coach lights Hornby TT120 MK3 or any Gauge!! (wiring diagram in description)

Hi everyone in this video I share with you how I fit Anti-flicker lights to my coaches, in this video it just so happens to be the newly released Hornby TT120 MK3 coach,
Heres the Diagram "1A" for the wiring...
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Here's the bits and bobs in the video....
Per coach as per video...
*Warm White LED strip - amzn.to/3TmazPQ
*1 x Tiny wire 25-30cm in length (34AWG) - amzn.to/3P8iCgK
*1 x Large Resistors 510ohm - amzn.to/3wFjYcn
*1 x Capacitor 220uf 25v - amzn.to/3wFko2r
*4 x Diodes (1N4148W) - amzn.to/3P6MnhV
*1 x Brass Sheet 0.02mm - amzn.to/3uUHMsm
Alternatives but at you own risk per coach...
*Warm White LED strip - amzn.to/3TmazPQ
*1 x Tiny wire 25-30cm in length (34AWG) - amzn.to/3P8iCgK
*1 x Small Resistors 510ohm - amzn.to/49zEN7R
*3 x Capacitor in parallel 220uf 25v - amzn.to/3wFko2r
*1 x Rectifier IC chip - amzn.to/3wF3cu9
*1 x Brass Sheet 0.02mm - amzn.to/3uUHMsm
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[@clipperrail8988]

Thanks for uploading. I tried something like this on OO gauge mk3s but didn’t add the resistor. I’ll have another try with a resistor. All the best.

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

I would say add a couple more capacitors in parallel and you'll be golden 👍

[@AlwaysCensored-xp1be]

I keep forgetting N scale in UK is 1:148 not 1:160.

[@little_britain]

I have a similar circuit, but I used a full-wave rectifier component, and an opto-resister with an npn transistor to turn on light automatically when the room lighting goes dim. Curious why you made your own full wave rectifier?

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

I didnt have any Full wave IC's but i had some diodes kicking about so I just made one. Assembly would be much easier with less components, in time i will likely revisit the lights in coaches as i have a fair few N gauge coaches to kit out and they are shorter on space vs these TT coaches. Neat idea to add light sensitivity to your circuit. I would like the function of being able to turn my coach lights on and off wirelessly the easiest approach could be hall effect sensors or possibly IR control maybe, Cheers

[@ngaugefouroaksstreetstatio6932]

Hi Rich, not sure if you are aware that there is a new TCS stay alive aimed at N gauge, i'm hoping this may fit in many of the Locos i have purchased in the last ten years without the need for wholesale body modification? All the best

[@GlibVideo]

Amazing 👍

[@jamiepople]

When will you do another video on your n gauge shelf layout and love your video its helps me to design and build my own n gauge layout. Thanks.

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

@@jamiepople Hopefully soon, i have so many more videos to bring out just life has been quite full on just lately, lots of shelf layout content to come 👍

[@jamiepople]

@@ThisWayWorksTWW i know, i have a youtube channel and my life has been full, i've had no time to do my model railway, i've just finished high school and geting ready for college, can't wait to see your progress on your layout, thanks

[@stuarthogben4322]

I need a Smurf😂 like the one you have soldering for you,🤣🤣

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Haha yes its the only way to do the diddy soldering! 🤣

[@stuarthogben4322]

@@ThisWayWorksTWW ..loved the blue latex gloves👍

[@osimodfrance7279]

Many thanks for this. Looks really excellent and much easier and cheaper than my other lighting I used to do in my 00 coaches. My TT 120 superb 125s have just arrived so will look superb when lit. Unfortunately nearly all the items you kindly list on Amazon UK are sold out/unavailable but have found them all on Amazon France....which is great as I live in France.....

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Glad you found the parts, yes when lit the coaches look great 👍

[@FourT4Photography]

Many thanks! As you say this brings the overall cost of a rake down. I thought at first the "warm white" was too blue, until I realised it was the reflection from the seats! Maybe the LED strip needs a slight green tinge for the real fluorescent bulb effect, but that's really minor! Thanks again.

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

I think its more the seats as you say bouncing into the camera causing a more blue tone. They are warm white in person 👍

[@stuarthogben4322]

Brilliant buddy again...great cheap mod *****

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Thank you, i thought it might be a thing that a few people might like to DIY themselves 👍

[@gregmacdonald927]

Thats some impressive speed to get, fit, film and edit. Well done that man!

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Thanks, hopefully it will help out the people that like a DIY project 👍

[@DodgesTT120]

More quality work... So much better than the review vids on here.. Keep up the good work.

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Thanks dude👍 you gona try out your soldering iron then? 😁

[@DodgesTT120]

@@ThisWayWorksTWW Hell no... I would wreck these... Maybe in time...

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

@@DodgesTT120 you can get bigger electrical components 👍, maybe practice on a toy or something 👍

[@simonmurch6848]

Brilliant - thanks for sharing, I’ll be doing this when my Mk 3’s arrive - probably get a bridge rather than faff with 4 diodes though, followed your lead and did my class 08 also - top tutorials 😊

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Fantastic stuff👍 along with a rectifier IC you can also get larger components than used in the video to achieve the same results, easier to solder and theres tons of space in these coaches. Probably worth starting with two capacitors in parallel id say vs my single capacitor though, i really need to add a bit more capacitance 👍

[@simonmurch6848]

👍 i know you haven’t had chance on the links yet for components but the copper you used ? Found 0.2 thick foil, is this the sort of stuff ? Cheers

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

@@simonmurch6848 its brass sheet 0.02mm thick, brass is springy, copper would not be so springy 👍

[@simonmurch6848]

Thank you 🙏

[@PeachyTT120]

Yay! He’s back!

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Im gradually making a comeback 🤣🤣

[@michaelderozario5626]

Excellent. Most n gauge coaches have the bogie held on with a solid plastic pin. Guess need to get inventive with passing the wire through.

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

You can drill a 0.6mm hole through most of those pins in most cases for the wire 👍

[@michaelderozario5626]

Oh my....your eyesight is better than mine😅

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

@@michaelderozario5626 my eyes arent fantastic, my glasses are about an inch thick 😅

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

​@@michaelderozario5626 il aim to do another video on N gauge i think.. you almost want the plastic pin on the bogies to go through the brass strip too so watch this space and il think of something for our N gauge locos too thats more fitting 👍

[@michaelderozario5626]

@@ThisWayWorksTWW look forward to seeing that. I successfully fitted a tts decoder to a Farish cl47 thanks to your tutorial on the 37. Thinking about a txs hm7000 into a Deltic……still thinking!!

[@LetsMakeTracks2023]

WIZARDRY! I want time stamps from when I made the first comment to you uploading this video! Still can't believe you did all that so fast 🤯 Incredible work as always! 🫡

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Haha it might of been quicker had i been able to start work earlier on the Saturday 🤣, hopefully the video helps peops out with fitting DIY coach lights 👍

[@LetsMakeTracks2023]

@@ThisWayWorksTWW It does, I dident know the wheels were already insolated on one side.

[@ThisWayWorksTWW]

Yes you will find theres a form of isolation if you have metal wheels on rolling stock or the locos aswell.. essentially nothing can short the lh or rh rails of track... Unless its intentional like block detection stuff etc 👍