@Sarah posted:Wonderful! What decoder are you using for the lighting?
Hi Sarah:
I had experimented with the Digikeijs DR80015 Function Decoder. It is super small and has front / back / extra function capability. It was a struggle from the start. There was little in the way of instructions and apparently, you must have a load on the track when you program the decoder. The few times I was able to set the CV's for my situation the LED / resistor pairs would not light. I found some articles where some people actually used a locomotive as the load. This of course alters the CV's in the locomotive used. I also tried a had wired can motor as a load and that generated errors. I think the need for a load (motor) on the programming track is a design flaw for this type of decoder. But that is just me.
I could rig a up one of the ultra small bridge rectifiers and some resistor / LED pairs and use track power but I am leery of the amount of heat that the rectifier may generate.
Still looking for some other possible solutions.....
Regards
Bill
