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How to Wire & Build Model Railroad Crossing Lights

Having a model railroad is a popular hobby. Railroad enthusiasts spend a lot of time and money making sure their railroad looks accurate and works perfectly. Imperative parts of every model railroad are model railroad crossing light which let vehicles know that a train will be crossing. These model railroad crossing lights are easy to make and don't have to be hi-tech.

Things You'll Need

Railroad crossing light kit
Red 5mm LED light
Green 5mm LED light
Two electrical wires
Crossing light fixture
Modeling glue
Crossing light pole
On-on switch
AA battery

Instructions

- 1
  Purchase the materials for your model railroad crossing lights from your local hobby shop or online. Some places might even sell kits which already come with everything you need.
- 2
  Take the 5mm LED lights, you should have a green and a red one, and insert them into the openings of the crossing light faceplate.
- 3
  Attach an electrical wire to both the wire from the red LED light and the wire from the green LED light.
- 4
  Glue the rest of the crossing light fixture together using modeling glue. Allow the glue to dry.
- 5
  Put the LED light wires and electrical wire through the crossing light pole and glue the pole to the fixture. Allow the glue to dry.
- 6
  Take the wire from the green light and wire it to one end of the on-on switch. The on-on switch has two "on" positions, on either end, and one "off" position at its center. Each of the "on" positions controls one of the different colored lights.
- 7
  Take the wire from the red light and wire it to the opposite end of the on-on switch.
- 8
  Take the electrical wire and wire it to one end of a AA battery.
- 9
  Take another electrical wire and wire it from the opposite end of the AA battery to the on-on switch.
- 10
  Flip the on-on switch to test the lights.

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