I tested the output from the SHS decoder, it is in fact 5 Volts. Placed a 150 ohm resistor in line and the LED works fine.
Steve Lunde ________________________________ From: Bill Rigsby <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, December 30, 2012 4:57:38 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} SHS F7 Head Light Don, Do all of your diesel locomotives have 5VDC bulbs, or do they vary with model? Bill Rigsby, in snowy Tehachapi --- On Sat, 12/29/12, Don Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Don Thompson <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} SHS F7 Head Light >To: [email protected] >Date: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 1:23 PM > > > >Dear Steve, The bulb in the F7 is rated at 5 volts. >Don > > >On Dec 29, 2012, at 3:51 PM, Steve Lunde wrote: > > >> >> >>I have an SHS F7 and was wondering if anyone has installed a LED for the head >>light? I am running DCC with the SHS original sound decoder. Was was >>wondering >>what the voltage for the head light is comming from the decoder? >> >>Thanks, >> >>Steve Lunde >> >> >
