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Title: Light on the back of a coal car.
Post by: AWT on December 21, 2015, 05:19:52 PM
I recently purchased a "The Night Before Christmas" Big Hauler with a 4-6-0 Steam Locomotive. There is a light fixture on the front of the engine that lights up. There is one on the back of the coal car that does not light up and I don't if it is supposed to or not.
Title: Re: Light on the back of a coal car.
Post by: Hunt on December 21, 2015, 05:42:00 PM
The back light is not a working light.   
Title: Re: Light on the back of a coal car.
Post by: AWT on December 23, 2015, 06:06:46 PM
That's kind of what I figured.
Thanks and have a very merry Christmas.
Title: Re: Light on the back of a coal car.
Post by: rogertra on December 24, 2015, 05:07:32 PM
FYI, it's not a "coal car", on a steam engine, it's called a "tender".

Not all tender back up lights are made to work.  :(


Merry Christmas.

Roger T.

Title: Re: Light on the back of a coal car.
Post by: Trainman203 on December 24, 2015, 05:52:34 PM
"Coal car"........ I haven't heard that in years.
Title: Re: Light on the back of a coal car.
Post by: NarrowMinded on December 25, 2015, 11:30:46 PM
It easy to make that rear light work, and only come on in reverse.

I do it using a led and a 680ohm resistor

NmJeff

Title: Re: Light on the back of a coal car.
Post by: jlc41 on January 04, 2016, 09:47:05 AM
NMJeff, I am interested in doing the light also, I am running DC. Would you mind explaining how you wired it?
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