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Post by acollins on Apr 23, 2016 20:58:26 GMT -5
Hey folks,
Im looking to add working front and rear ditch lights on my P2K EMD fleet. I'm trying to figure out what would be the best led lights to use and if they are above deck or pilot mounted ones. If anyone could offer advice that would be great.
Thanks,
Alex
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Post by EMDX6043 on Apr 24, 2016 7:36:31 GMT -5
If these are for freelanced locomotives, installing them on the pilot would make it easier to hide any light bleed.
I use pre-wired golden white SMDs from Ulrich, in either the regular or "ditch" configuration. Milling channels into the frame is also recommended so the wires don't get pinched and the shell seats properly, no matter if they're pilot or deck-mounted.
Dave
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Post by dablaze on Apr 24, 2016 22:42:48 GMT -5
If it's your first time doing ditch lights, always paint any drilled or cut channels that LEDs may bleed through with some black paint before installing any wires/LEDs.
Craig
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Post by acollins on Apr 24, 2016 22:44:10 GMT -5
Hey Dave,
They are for freelanced locomotives. Thanks for the reply, I will look these up.
Alex
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Post by acollins on Apr 25, 2016 20:54:51 GMT -5
Thanks for the tip Craig. First up are two EO&Q GP20s. The pilots are black on both so that will work well.
Alex
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Post by EMDX6043 on Apr 27, 2016 6:35:05 GMT -5
Hey Dave, They are for freelanced locomotives. Thanks for the reply, I will look these up. Alex I know you didn't mention DCC or anything, but if you install LokSound decoders they offer the ability to adjust the brightness of ALL function outputs (and the Select boards already have resistors for LED lighting). I haven't had to do that though, because as Craig mentioned you can just use black paint to keep the light from shining where it isn't supposed to. I'm sure other manufacturers offer that feature too, but in my opinion they offer the best sound decoders out there right now...and the Lokprogrammer makes customization very easy. Have fun! |
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Post by acollins on Apr 27, 2016 14:08:38 GMT -5
Well that was more info I needed. I was looking at the new tsunami sounds for the turbo 567. Never thought of loksouns. In your opinion the loksound nicer to work with?
Alex
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Post by EMDX6043 on Apr 29, 2016 6:57:03 GMT -5
Loksound installs are basically the same as any other decoder...and that's where the similarities end. I generally stick with their "Select" style boards, so imagine how nice it is to have to ability to upload any sound file into any decoder! The downside is that you need to invest in the LokProgrammer (approx $150), but their software and sound files aka "projects" are FREE.
I could go on and on about it, but the simple message is that even though I still like my Tsunami-equipped locomotives, they just sound like toys compared to Loksound.
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