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[size=2]Hi, I am new to dcc and I just got a Digitrax system so i am now in the process of retrofitting my locos to run on dcc. I have a few f3 Athearn Genesis locos and I am having trouble getting their headlights working. I bought a Digitrax DH163A0 decoder and soldered the 6 wires correctly to the board and it runs ok like normal. The other two wires for the lights are the problem. I can only get one of them to light up at one time when they are connected through a 1/4 470 resistor back to the pc board. I have tried this with a 1k resistor and the same thing happens. I have also tried using two resistors so that both wires have their own resistor and that doesnt seem to work. So the question is what am I doing wrong and would it make a difference if i used a higher than 1.5v bulb? could i then avoid resistors altogether? i would really like to avoid using the resistors. If there is there any one out there that has retrofitted these locos, I would appreciate their help. thanks Lou
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