Adding Ditch Lights

[okanaganrailfan]

I'm planning to add ditch lights to my P2K SD60's and I have someone thats going to do it for me, but I need to know where I can find the housing for them. What I can tell from pictures is that the ditchlights are above the pilot and not below. Thanks in Advance!

 

[jbaakko]

Well, there's plenty, I'd use the Details West ones, their part number DL-228 is a pilot top mount, EMD style. They're a little too think, but this is done so you can make them lighted.

 

[okanaganrailfan]

Man, talk about a fast reply! Thats exactly what I'm looking for, Thanks!

 

[Steve B]

Let me know how you got on, i'v got three SD60's that would look great with them

 

[roundhouse]

Mount per prototype

What I can tell from pictures is that the ditch lights are above the pilot and not below.

Are your pictures of your prototype railroad's implementation? I ask because the road could decide where the ditch lights would be mounted... Just a thought...

 

[okanaganrailfan]

Are your pictures of your prototype railroad's implementation? I ask because the road could decide where the ditch lights would be mounted... Just a thought...

Yes, I looked at SD60's from all of the railways that bought them. All of them were above the pilot.

 

[kevnbety]

Yes, I looked at SD60's from all of the railways that bought them. All of them were above the pilot.

Are you sure? Look again. Not EVERY road puts them above the pilot.

 

[jbaakko]

There's a true UP fan, point out the low ditch light units. David, I seem to remember you saying you had Oakways?

 

[JeffShultz]

Eventually I will need to add them to my locomotives (Atlas, why couldn't you have set them up on the MP15DC?)... and they're going underneath:

Practically no housing there, the only question is what size of LED do I use?

 

[jbaakko]

Jeff (and others) the low mount ones (usually refered to as GE style):
http://walthers.com/exec/productinfo/235-229

DW part DL-229.

There's also DL-243 & DL-301.

 

[JeffShultz]

Hmmm. Yes, that would do it. Reminds me though, I also need to add anti-climbers. I see Cannon & Co. has the part for that.

This is going to be quite the project, I can tell.

 

[jbaakko]

Projects are allways fun.

 

[TrainsinHO]

Hello, I am new to the club, I am interested in putting ditch lights in my 2 Atlas Conrail Sd-35's, they have QSI sound, It looks like they where above the pilot. How would I need to wire these in? Thank you

 

[Alcomotive]

Ahh yes Josh ...us UP guys gotta stick together!

 

[jbaakko]

Hello, I am new to the club, I am interested in putting ditch lights in my 2 Atlas Conrail Sd-35's, they have QSI sound, It looks like they where above the pilot. How would I need to wire these in? Thank you

The usual is to drill the channel just below the deck, then up though the body. The bottoms of the ditch lights drilled out to accept the bulbs.

Check these out:
http://www.accuratelighting.com/HOscale/Electrical/HoscaleElectrical_DitchLights.htm

 

[jbaakko]

Ahh yes Josh ...us UP guys gotta stick together!

Did you see my posts after Christmas? Got myself a new Dash 9 & GP50, both UP.

 

[TrainsinHO]

thank you, is it hard to make them Alternate?

 

[NZRMac]

thank you, is it hard to make them Alternate?

Yup!! With QSI it is, there is no output on the decoder to run them. I have two SD40-2's with QSI, I have fitted one with a second decoder to run the motor and head and ditch lights. A bit os a squeeze but the Lenz silver series decoder fits on top of the QSI. Programmed to the same address I get the horn and the ditch lights flash at same time.

Ken.

 

[jbaakko]

thank you, is it hard to make them Alternate?

Again:
http://www.accuratelighting.com/HOscale/LightingSystems/DCClighting/Ho_DCCLighting.htm