Modeltrains2021
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Hi there soy steam locomotive has a working rear light and I was wondering how I go about hooking it up for directional lighting any help would be great
Thankyou.
Thankyou.
Directional lighting
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Iron Horseman
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Standard way for a straight DC powered locomotive would be to put a diode in series with the lamp.
Modeltrains2021
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Okay
Modeltrains2021
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What size diode?
Depends on the lamp, I use 3 volt LEDs so I use a 700ish ohm resistor instead of a diode. Resistor on the + leg for one direction and a resistor on the - leg for the other direction.
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Modeltrains2021
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Alright
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