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Title: adding coach lights
Post by: paulb321 on January 31, 2008, 06:42:20 PM
 :)Would like to add some coach lights to my
new layout  I am using the Bachman Commander controller
on this layout.Are there any problems doing this
with digital equipment?Thanks to all. :-\
Title: Re: adding coach lights
Post by: SteamGene on January 31, 2008, 07:04:31 PM
Do you mean lights in your passenger cars?
Gene
Title: Re: adding coach lights
Post by: paulb321 on January 31, 2008, 08:47:21 PM
Yes they are a set of round house southern cars.
A combine, coach, sleeper,and a business car.
I am using these as they are 50' cars and will work
with my 18" radius curves.My layout is only a 9x4
layout.Thanks for your input. :)
Title: Re: adding coach lights
Post by: James Hail on February 02, 2008, 11:23:07 AM
Just an idea.....I just installed 12 white leds in 6 Old time Truss rod Pennsy Passenger cars....I made the lead car the battery box (9 volt with dropping resistors) and hardwired all 6 cars together...small flexable black wire right across the couplers.going car to car...in a parallel circuit...hardly noticable and they look great when running....2 leds per car....with foil reflective tape in the lids of the cars....and i sanded the leds to diffuse the light.

Battery powered = NO annoying flicker....when the track pickups fail....and no decoders to buy ect.