QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Light bulb for short protection
Q.
I have set up a test area to work out the wiring for your
1156 bulb short management system. I believe that you use
EasyDCC as I do. However, I was unable to duplicate the results
that you showed on the video. I never saw the 1156 bulb light
up. Are there any common errors that rookies make, or can
you provide hints that might help me debug my test setup?
– Dan Foltz
A.
This idea may be less practical than it used to be, depend-
ing on what DCC system you are using. EasyDCC and Lenz have
made their systems' response time to short circuits too fast for
the bulbs to work, which is unfortunate. Taillights in automobiles
are moving away from incandescent bulbs to LEDs. This means
the 1156 auto taillight bulbs will get more scarce over time, and
more expensive.
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MRH-Mar 2013
