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Thanks, to all for the information and the video link. All the comments were of use to me. :wave: dj

DH163 wiring of LED's on Athearn Hello all, I am wiring my Athearn loco with the DH163 decoder with the wires. Everything works fine with my DCC. The problem that I am having is wiring LED's for the front and back. There is the common blue wire from the decoder, the white for the forward light...

Led How can I determine the voltage of my grain of wheat bulb? dj

Hello, I am using grain of wheat 1/4 watt bulbs with 200 ohm resisistors on my Athearn locos with a wired Digitrax decoder. It seems to work alright but the brightness is not what I would like. These are for my main front and rear lights. Questions: Should I switch to LED's? Should I...

Look at Gadget Tom's-they have it for $149.00. http://www.gadgettom.com/

Couplers Kaydees for sure. They are reasonably priced. They also have a very good reputation for quality and consistency. And no, I don't work for them. :thumb:

I am installing a decoder in this loco and need information on how to create a bracket for mounting a rear light. I am installing grain of wheat bulbs both front and rear. This model did not come with a rear bracket though there are rear light lenses on the rear off the body. Thanks all:cry:

Thank you everyone for your thoughts. I would like to know if anyone has any information or links to details of the city of Erie, PA where I live. In particular the Port of Erie which in the past was a significant Great Lakes port with many sidings and industries located nearby (GE) for...

Thanks, all for your ideas. Your opinions have helped me to decide what I like best... ta da Conrail, love that blue scheme.

Hello everyone, I am assembling an HO, DCC 4x8 layout, and could use an opinion or two. I want to model freight operations and yards including at least one mainline dogbone. I will not be modeling any passenger service (small radius). Enough about the track. I have narrowed down the choices to...

Granpa, I too am from Western Pennsylvania - Erie County, glad to hear from you!

Thank you, that was exactly the information that I can use.

Hello all, is there an easy and foolproof way of connecting the code #83 EZ track to the Atlas code # 83, which is supported by cork roadbed? Are the heights the same, or just aproximate?