I'm using a Soundtraxx Tsunami AT board as the replacement. The outputs look like they are 12V on the lighting functions.
I assume the Athearn bulbs are 1.5V aren't they? (This is an Athearn GP35 RTR)
Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
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Keep in mind the DCC outputs of the board are not necessarily 12 volts, but more like 1 or 2 less than whatever your track voltage is. For a lot of us that would be more like 14 or 15 volts. Important to know when calculating your ohm value for voltage drop.
I am not sure but believe that loco has 1.5 volt bulbs. You can certainly test with a 1.5V battery if unsure.
Richard
Dan,
Reference you Tsunami Instalation Manual:
http://www.soundtraxx.com/manuals/tsuinstallation.pdf
On page 25 is the information you will need for using 1.5v lamps. Soundtraxx suggest a 560 ohm resistor for their own 1.5v lamps. Myself, if I was going to tear the engine apart for an install: I would use LED's with the resistor Evans Designs even has LED's pre-wired with the resistor and a rectifier - you just hook them up.
Jim
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
jrbernier Reference you Tsunami Instalation Manual: http://www.soundtraxx.com/manuals/tsuinstallation.pdf On page 25 is the information you will need for using 1.5v lamps.
On page 25 is the information you will need for using 1.5v lamps.
Jim:
I saw this same information. However, I also saw on the instructions for an AT-1000 that:
"Tsunami includes four outputs for SoundTraxx' Hyperlight lighting effects to reproduce the most popular warning beacons. A special added feature - hardware is already on the circuit board to accommodate the easy use of 1.5 Volt bulbs without the need for external resistors or other electronics."
See: http://www.soundtraxx.com/dsd/tsunami/1000at.php
The AT boards I have shows two 1.5 volt connections, very clearly. Just follow the instructions that come with the decoder. That has always worked for me.
Rich
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The 1.5v common is on the long side, next to function 5/6. I just installed an AT1000 in an Athearn P42 and burned the bulbs by wring them to the 12v common.