Pendolino lights for DC

[AndrewP]

HI I have just bought from an auction site a Pendolino which is DCC ready but the lights don't work. It runs fine can be a bit slow responding but just wondered how to get the lights working.

thanks

Andy

[Graham108]

Fit a decoder

[AndrewP]

thanks Bartram, I'm quite new to this and where do i find instructions on fitting a decoder. I should have made clear i am only running DC.

Andy

 

[Graham108]

Well a decoder only works with DCC. You need to check whether or not the loco should have working lights on DC operation - not all of them do.

 

What manufacturer / scale / age is the unit?

[Pete the Elaner]

3 hours ago, AndrewP said:

thanks Bartram, I'm quite new to this and where do i find instructions on fitting a decoder. I should have made clear i am only running DC.

Andy

 

You did make it clear you are using DC: The thread is in the non-DCC section & you even put DC in the title. How much clearer can you be? I therefore found Bartrum's responses very strange.

 

When you mentioned delayed response, I wondered if your unit actually has a decoder fitted, because it would prevent it responding at low voltages. I don't know how it powers lights on DC. Maybe I should try one of mine on my test track?

It is easy to include lights on DC & Hornby have included it for years on some of their models. 

 

I think a look inside the power vehicle would be useful. You should see if you have lights and/or a decoder. If there is a decoder inside, it will be plugged into a small 8 pin socket. If you remove this, you'll need to replace it with a blanking plate.

[Graham108]

11 hours ago, Pete the Elaner said:

You did make it clear you are using DC: The thread is in the non-DCC section & you even put DC in the title. How much clearer can you be? I therefore found Bartrum's responses very strange.

 

The OP contains the statement 'DCC Ready' 

 

 

[RAF96]

1 minute ago, bartram108 said:

The OP contains the statement 'DCC Ready' 

 

 

 

Which means it is a DC loco, unless second hand when the previous owner may have fitted a decoder.

Check that blanking plate is suitable as some have diodes on the plate to control directional lighting.

Also Pendo came in two forms - 7-pin DCC Fitted and 8-pin DCC Ready.

[AndrewP]

Thanks for these helpful comments, i also wonder about the dummy trailing unit lighting, is there a blanking plate for that?

Andy

[Pete the Elaner]

You should not need to take the body off to find the answer to this.

If the couplings have electrical connections then it would be possible to control the lights from 1 decoder.

The the couplings do not have electrical connections, then the lights would need to be controlled locally.