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Title: Lights
Post by: gokart on January 19, 2009, 10:38:49 AM
Good morning, will DC lights in a passenger car work on a DCC track
Thanks
Title: Re: Lights
Post by: NWsteam on January 19, 2009, 11:31:34 AM
yes
Title: Re: Lights
Post by: Joe Satnik on January 19, 2009, 11:49:53 AM
Dear gk,

Depends.

Too many lights loading a 1 amp DCC station may swamp it. 

Too low voltage bulbs may burn out with a boosted station.

Sincerely,

Joe Satnik
Title: Re: Lights
Post by: Jim Banner on January 19, 2009, 04:08:02 PM
There have been some reports of dc lighting in passenger cars overheating on DCC and distorting the plastic roofs.  If your roofs get warm above the lights, you may want to add a series resistor to drop the voltage.