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Posted by Don Gibson on Saturday, November 11, 2006 7:41 PM
 tracsahead wrote:

son & i are trying to install miniatronics constant lighting unit  012-01

when installed, diesel runs very slow, tried resistors, with bad results. should resistors be installed on every {4} light, or any suggestions appreciated..dc, cab control, thanks

The 012-01 is a 2 diode package for 1.4/l.5V bulbs.When wired in series with the motor, drops 12V to 10.6V - no enough for appreciable slowdown. Presumably the resistor is for 16V DCC operation. It's a single direction unit - presumably FWD only.

http://www.miniatronics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=CL-012-01&Category_Code=2_8&Product_Count=1

The Alternative is: 100-301-01 @ :$17.55 x 2 FOR 5v LED's. It's 3X the money but won't slow the engine any.

http://www.miniatronics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=2_2

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diesel lighting
Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 11, 2006 1:38 PM

son & i are trying to install miniatronics constant lighting unit  012-01

when installed, diesel runs very slow, tried resistors, with bad results. should resistors be installed on every {4} light, or any suggestions appreciated..dc, cab control, thanks

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