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I have just been battling to fit a loco with a decoder and to get the lights (LED ) to work properly. This was on a thread on the DCC forum and assistance was given by others which helped. In the end the only workable option was to ditch the LED's and put in grain of wheat bulbs. I know LED's are supposed to last longer but what is their (if any) other advantages? What is the deal with resistors? I don't understand them and have read all sorts on here about them which has left me baffled. I know the answer will be on here somewhere and I think I have read it in Wiring for DCC but what does wiring in 'series' actually mean and how does that work if you have to hardwire a decoder into a PCB already fitted to the loco?
Sorry if these questions seem basic or could be answered by research on the forum but sometimes some of the items seem to presume that the reader has a level of knowledge beyond the basics.
Chris Wright
Sorry if these questions seem basic or could be answered by research on the forum but sometimes some of the items seem to presume that the reader has a level of knowledge beyond the basics.
Chris Wright