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nachoman
I have an LED headlight wired on a conventional DC loco operating with a conventional DC powerpack. There is a resistor in series with the LED, and the light illumiinates perfectly in foward. But in reverse, the LED is mostly dark, but it occasionally flashes. I am told this is because of back EMF from the motor.
I am eventually going to convert to DCC, once I get my trackwork done and decide what system I want. Will this problem still happen with DCC? My guess is no, because the headlight will be wired through the decoder, and the decoder should filter any back EMF from the motor. Am I right on this?
In the meantime, is there a way to stop the headlight from flashing in reverse under stadard DC?
Kevin
I am eventually going to convert to DCC, once I get my trackwork done and decide what system I want. Will this problem still happen with DCC? My guess is no, because the headlight will be wired through the decoder, and the decoder should filter any back EMF from the motor. Am I right on this?
In the meantime, is there a way to stop the headlight from flashing in reverse under stadard DC?
Kevin