Bertus and SgtWookie,
Thank you both for clarifying things for me. It has not been my intention to create an electronic monster here for this project of mine.
Let me get a bit more specific with my plans. I have an actual (taken out of service) railroad signal which has three color lenses. These three lenses are luminated by a separate bulb for each lens which will be activated by a 12vDC timer card. The bulbs are 10v/18w which either ac or dc will energize, just need to be at a very low voltage range.
My power source for this card is the 110-115vAC transformer that I mentioned earlier in this thread. Both the transformer and the signal are of the same manufacturer, therefore wanting to keep all equipment compatible to each other. I was hoping some sort of small device could be used to step-down the voltage and then convert it from AC to DC to operate this card and eliminate the "let the smoke out" effect as stated by SgtWookie.
Since I live within 60 miles of at least 3 Radio Shack stores, I thought this would be an easy and convenient choice. True, Radio Shack stores did quite an overhaul of their businesses some years ago and practically got out of the electronic component sales and went with RC toys/phones/speakers and the like.
Going with a more reputable supplier like Mouser or DigiKey would be a much smarter choice especially if I want to do what I have set out to accomplish.
I'll do a little more seaching through the online catalogs and see what I can come up with.
Thanks again,
Roland
BTW Bertus,
I'm from Kansas, USA
Thank you both for clarifying things for me. It has not been my intention to create an electronic monster here for this project of mine.
Let me get a bit more specific with my plans. I have an actual (taken out of service) railroad signal which has three color lenses. These three lenses are luminated by a separate bulb for each lens which will be activated by a 12vDC timer card. The bulbs are 10v/18w which either ac or dc will energize, just need to be at a very low voltage range.
My power source for this card is the 110-115vAC transformer that I mentioned earlier in this thread. Both the transformer and the signal are of the same manufacturer, therefore wanting to keep all equipment compatible to each other. I was hoping some sort of small device could be used to step-down the voltage and then convert it from AC to DC to operate this card and eliminate the "let the smoke out" effect as stated by SgtWookie.
Since I live within 60 miles of at least 3 Radio Shack stores, I thought this would be an easy and convenient choice. True, Radio Shack stores did quite an overhaul of their businesses some years ago and practically got out of the electronic component sales and went with RC toys/phones/speakers and the like.
Going with a more reputable supplier like Mouser or DigiKey would be a much smarter choice especially if I want to do what I have set out to accomplish.
I'll do a little more seaching through the online catalogs and see what I can come up with.
Thanks again,
Roland
BTW Bertus,
I'm from Kansas, USA