03-05-2009, 04:43 PM
Hi Josh,
I havnt fitted ditch lights to an Athearn loco as yet and havnt seen wiring like this but i would say fit SMD LED's instead of bulbs two fold reason they dont give off heat like bulbs and they last a lot longer in operations.
Your going the DCC route so i would wait until its fitted with a decoder and wire up then .... you saw the N scale install of ditch lights on the vid here <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://realityreduced.blip.tv/#1309367">http://realityreduced.blip.tv/#1309367</a><!-- m --> (episode 10 ) the wiring cant be to disimilar ....using the function pads.
Do the ditch lights have clear lightpipes like the Kato loco in the vid ?
Some of the pics on this Loksound DCC install might help .......... dont forget they are for a DCC install though ...... look cool loco with sound
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I havnt fitted ditch lights to an Athearn loco as yet and havnt seen wiring like this but i would say fit SMD LED's instead of bulbs two fold reason they dont give off heat like bulbs and they last a lot longer in operations.
Your going the DCC route so i would wait until its fitted with a decoder and wire up then .... you saw the N scale install of ditch lights on the vid here <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://realityreduced.blip.tv/#1309367">http://realityreduced.blip.tv/#1309367</a><!-- m --> (episode 10 ) the wiring cant be to disimilar ....using the function pads.
Do the ditch lights have clear lightpipes like the Kato loco in the vid ?
Some of the pics on this Loksound DCC install might help .......... dont forget they are for a DCC install though ...... look cool loco with sound
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.ulrichmodels.com/Prostores/SoundUpgrades/LokSound_Athearn_SD70_Install.pdf">http://www.ulrichmodels.com/Prostores/S ... nstall.pdf</a><!-- m -->
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