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Tsunami help -lights on IHC Mike VERDICT
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by DigitalGriffin</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by bangert1</i> <br /><br />[quote][ <br />The 680 ohm resistor is added each of the functions, not the common blue wire. If you have the headlight and fire box flicker, two 680 ohm resistors are needed for LED's. <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Why would you need a resistor for a 12 Volt LED? Or are you saying a resistor is needed for LED's that have a lower voltage like 5 Volts? <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />The information relates to LED and 1.5V micro bulbs only that I talked about, but the data came from the Tsunami Installation guide. The Tsunami has a CV for each of the lighting functions and you can select a bulb or LED along with the type of light that is being selected. I do not have any information about a 12v LED but I think Soundtraxx could address the question. The ony ones that I have used up to now will not take the full voltage except for a short test. I am only using the guide as Soundtraxx wrote it so my units are in warranty. <br /> <br />On page 22 of the installation guide, it states the 12v to 16v bulbs are wired direct. <br /> <br />The resistor is called out in the Tsunami installation page 23 and I followed the directions for my installation. It is on the Soundtraxx web page and you can download it. The handout you get with the Tsunami does not show the resistor, but you are warned that any output over 100m amperes will cause damage to the unit. I would think that the 12V bulbs might be too large a load for the drivers. <br /> <br />They indicate a 560 Ohm resistor with a 1.5V bulb also. Soundtraxx has a technical email line and they have emailed me back with related answers. I have talked to them several times with the problem of articulated sound not being prototype. They do not have an answer yet on that one but were doing more testing. <br /> <br /> <br />And by the way, the sound is really great overall and the firebox flicker can be programmed to work on its own at random or timed with the exhaust. I choose to use two LED's in the firebox, one on Function five programmed randow style, and a second LED on Function six timed to the exhaust. <br /> <br />
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