Dukedog. Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Hi all Is there a way to turn down the brightness of the firebox flicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brew Man Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 I've never seen one in action. Do they run on LEDs? If so you could maybe paint them with some lacquer to obscure the light a bit - if you can get at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britannia Builder Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 The firebox flickering LED on the new Flying Scotsman seems to be wired directly to the track power rather than through the decoder, so not really adjustable short of dismantling the loco and fitting a bigger resistor or masking the LED. Personally I think it looks rather good! Regards, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukedog. Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 es sorry should of said, it`s the new flying scotsman just seams bright even in bright sun light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loewietje Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 How difficult would it be to wire these to the decoder if run on DCC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
What About The Bee Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 Alternatively, add a tiny swatch of translucent film, as a filter, right in the firebox door opening. Think of it as sunglasses for your locomotive. Cut to the right size, test for brightness, adding another layer or changing opacity to suit. Affix with a dab or two of superglue Bee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 The firebox flicker is wired directly across the track inputs, well it is on the ones I have. You could put a resistor in one of the leads feeding it to turn the brightness down, possibly 200 ohms but I have to admit that is a guess as there will already be one in the circuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted June 30 Share Posted June 30 1 hour ago, Loewietje said: How difficult would it be to wire these to the decoder if run on DCC? If you have the Vref/Vcc from the decoder at the loco side as in the case with locos with the modern drawbar connector and then a function output from the same decoder. Disconnect the two wires from the firebox flicker that go to the track and connect them to Vref/Vcc and your function output. It doesn't matter which way you wire it as it has a bridge rectifier/diodes inside to give the leds the correct polarity. It is a shame function decoders are more expensive than normal decoders as that is the neat way to do it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukedog. Posted June 30 Author Share Posted June 30 Thank you all will check out the options above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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