SMD LED How To for MODEL RAILROAD

[@menover40racing45]

Thank you Laurie, this is extremely helpful ✅ It’s great to hear an Aussie accent on KZbin. Best wishes, watching from Batemans Bay, NSW.

[@scoopmmr]

Thanks, glad it helped

[@arlow5497]

Ive burned up a good 5 or so of these surface mouny LEDs trying to solder the wires on before i found your video. Thanks for sharing all your tips.

[@Mr.Thermistor7228]

I value so much being able to learn things like this from guys like you who are true OG's of a craft. I bet you have seen every which way NOT to do it and therefore are sharing with us the tried and true no failure methods. Thanks you sir, you are an OG

[@scoopmmr]

Thanks - yep, made heaps of mistakes but sharing works for us all

[@johnathansawyer8736]

Thank you so much for this vid! So much great info! I'm gonna be using it for lighting a LEGO city.

[@marklewis298]

Thanks for the clear tutorial, Laurie!

[@AlbertoNoys]

Thank you for making this video and for sharing all your tips and tricks. Tremendous help.

[@scoopmmr]

Thanks for watching, glad to share.

[@AlbertoNoys]

@@scoopmmr I've spent the last hour and a half making a sort of led strip with a bunch of 0402 leds between two wires, thank you again.

[@gracebyseven]

Awesome tutorial thank you! What type of glue did you use? Thanks again.

[@scoopmmr]

I use clear tacky glue that once dry insulates, you can also use super glue - the Gel type

[@laidman2007]

Well done, Sir!

[@Alexander_Sth]

Looks impressive, but I have question. Is there are any heat going from that smd LEDs? Is that bad for led or glue? Perhaps If it would be too hot it could make some toxic components?

[@scoopmmr]

No heat problem

[@UFO_researcher]

Nice. Good job.

[@Alexander_Sth]

Hello Laurie, I have tried to use your idea, but that is not working at all... I guess Tamiya or Aleene changed the formula, because when I add X-26 or X-27 to Tacky glue colors immediately damage themselves. It was divided by parts inside glue and became untransparent. But I would like to do other thing. I will try dry Glue first and then apply color, then wait until it dries and use glue again. Maybe that would work :) PS. It doesn't work at all. They are completely incompatible, even after drying, if you apply varnish on the dried glue, then this place immediately changes its characteristics, becomes untransparent and the glue shrinks under Tamiya varnish. I have Clear Tacky Glue but a little bit different bottle - with black lines. It doesn't work with any Tamiya, I have checked 3 clear bottles, and even clear base. The result is the same.

[@scoopmmr]

Try adding the other way, it should work using a toothpick to mix

[@Alexander_Sth]

@@scoopmmr Well, the problem is not in a method of mixing, the problem that formula of Tacky and Tamiya is not compatible. All Tamiya acrylic paints get worst as you mix or just drop on the Tacky. Even flat base became white. But I tried acrylic Vallejo and it’s works ok. But they do not have such quality clear paint as Tamiya. Tamiya or Tacky seems to changed something. Maybe my Tacky with black lines have some ingredients different from new Tacky like in this video. Also I tried epoxy glue, but that was not as great as Tacky.

[@scoopmmr]

G’Day Alex, Ok, if the “mix” is a problem then an alternative is to dip the Led into the Tamiya clear paint and allow it to dry. Then do it again to add a second coat and use a Led tester to see the result. You can use a hair dryer to speed the drying.

[@Alexander_Sth]

@@scoopmmr I thought about it, that it is much harder to receive result, since you need to see how much paints should be applying, otherwise it would be flat white or golden/orange. With glue base it is much easier because you could try to switch led and see is it enough or not. The problem in solvent. I get information that Aleene’s products can not be used with solvents. This acrylic Tamiya paint has 2 solvents. That is why it doesn’t work. Both product the best, however they cannot work together. Need to find and test Tamiya with some other quality glossy glue or any Glossy Accents. Or try to paint LED itself without guarantee of the result.

[@redgreen09]

well be firast great stuff good demo ho the in porten bit HAPPY NEW YEAR and that dun posty new and see it