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ever fear, the signaling column that I mentioned my the
August 2013 column
) is
in process. But it’s not ready yet, so we’ll go elsewhere for now.
In August, I mentioned one of the advantages of DCC is
constant track power. This can be used to illuminate passenger
cars and cabeese. (I know that the official plural is cabooses,
but if “geese” is good enough for a goose, give me a break. I
like cabeese.)
The techniques here are relatively scale independent.
Variations in available room and track voltage may make a few
changes. The basic concepts are universal.
Lighting and populating your cars can make the interiors pop
out, especially when you are running at night.
Frequently, manufacturers make lighting kits for their cars.
Some of these are DCC aware, but many are not. Some
manufacturers’ kits are even DCC friendly and include a
DCC Impulses column
by Bruce Petrarca
Come on baby, light my car ...
DCC Impulses Column - 1
Lighting your rolling stock
Car illumination techniques
MRH-Sep 2013
