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Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity
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Date: 
Thu, 25 Jan 2001 02:17:12 GMT
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Ross Crawford wrote:

> In lugnet.trains, Dean Husby writes:
> > Make sure you have a circuit to adjust the DC to always send the + into the • LED
> > the right way.
> 
> Or use two LEDs in parallel, with opposite polarity.
> 
> ROSCO

Yes, that would work, I've used that several times like in my Road Crossing. But
two LED's gets bulky.

Dean
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  Re: Tapping into the Track's electricity
 
(...) But (...) But it has another advantage - if you use one red & one clear (white) at each end, you can have automatic head / tail lights on your engine. ROSCO (26 years ago, 25-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)

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(...) LED (...) Or use two LEDs in parallel, with opposite polarity. ROSCO (26 years ago, 24-Jan-01, to lugnet.trains)

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