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    Digitrax decoder wiring of LED

    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...
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    Advice on LED's, grain of wheat or rice

    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...
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    Rear light for Athearn GP38-2

    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:
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    Looking for a good operating rr choice

    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...
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    Bachman EZ track to Atlas code#83

    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?