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Reply to "Disassembly of aluminum K-Line observation car"

Somebody who understands electronics (I don't claim to) will have to tell you if the idea of inserting resistors will work. As there are no parts diagrams for these K-Line cars that I know of, I don't know if there is a lighting PCB somewhere in the circuit and if so what power is being output to the bulbs. I do know that if they are incandescent they can operate on track power AC and that might account for the heat they are generating.

Lately I have used LEDs for all this kind of passenger car modification because they generate almost no heat and consume far less power - although it means installing a DC power source somewhere. But that would require taking the car apart and that is never an easy thing.

Incidentally, are the red marker lights on each side of the end cap separately illuminated by bulbs or do they rely on reflected light from inside the car?

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