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when I wired my DZ 1000 switch machines with the DZ pushbuttons, the lights on the switch machine would stay on showing red or green as they should. When i switched to using SC-2 to throw the switch, the lights, red or green, are now only on when a car is crossing the switch.  What can I do to have the light stay on indicating the position of the switch?

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RTR12 is correct! You do have to wire the push button into the system to maintain the LEDs. The negative leg of the LED is connected to the common on the push button. Since the SC-2 is what's connecting the common to either direction of the DZ-1000 the lights only illuminate when in motion from the switch being thrown, or if wired for non-derailing when a car passes over the isolated section giving a connection to common. Even if you have no plan on using the push button they can be wired in next to the SC-2 and the LEDs will work as normal provided you have room next to the mounting location of your SC-2.

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Solder two 1k resistors together. Add a wire where you just soldered the two resisters together. I use a black wire because that’s what I use for all common connections. This wire goes to any ground connection under the layout. I’m assuming you have common ground. One remaining leg on the one resister goes to the right hookup on the DZ 1000 and the other remaining leg on the other resister goes to the left hookup on the DZ 1000. 

romiller49 posted:

Solder two 1k resistors together. Add a wire where you just soldered the two resisters together. I use a black wire because that’s what I use for all common connections. This wire goes to any ground connection under the layout. I’m assuming you have common ground. One remaining leg on the one resister goes to the right hookup on the DZ 1000 and the other remaining leg on the other resister goes to the left hookup on the DZ 1000. 

Thanks, Rod

I use on-off-on momentary toggle switches, with led's on the control panel and have

no problem with the lights staying on.  Use this link to explain it. http://www.z-stuff.net/app17.html

They work fine as long as you realized the push button controller contains the resistors needed

to activate and keep the led's on.  Also, when using non-derailing wires, you need to install a small

diode in the line to keep the led's from blinking as the cars roll over the small section of the  track where the

activation wires is attached.  The Z-stuff website has everything documented.

bruce

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