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Bachmann DCC switches / signals HELP

Started by casper, February 13, 2009, 09:49:12 AM

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casper

Hi,

Does anyone know if Bachmann DCC switches have output to signals?
And if so, how does it work? The instructions that come with the switches are very sparse. I'm wondering if there is a way to hook a signal up directly to the switch.

Thanks. 

SvFiat

Hi, I just added leds to all of my turn outs I was tired of guessing what position the switch was in. The way I did it was, I used the frog wire and went inside the switch mechanism. This will only work with turnouts that have a frog wire by the way #4 #6 ect. I soldered a 680 ohm resister to the frog wire and used that for the common for the 2.6 volt red and green leds. Then inside the switch mechanism I tagged off the frog switch with a red and green wire and soldered them to the appropriate red and green leds. You only need to use like a #28 or #30 wire gauge for this. No more guess work here. Hoped this helped.

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