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Mjn2ts		#1 Posted : 17 March 2025 20:11:49(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/10/2021(UTC) Posts: 56 Location: Maine, Lewiston		I’m currently upgrading an analog loco to digital and upgrade the lights to leds. If I’m using a a Marklin e276770 socket and a e600080 led, do I still need a resistor and if so, how big and on which wire does it go on? Thanks Jeff


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H0		#2 Posted : 17 March 2025 20:26:52(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,432 Location: DE-NW		e600080 is a light bulb and no resistor is needed for this light bulb. You should dim the light in the decoder settings to reduce heat. Better get e610080 light bulbs when going digital.
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Mjn2ts		#3 Posted : 17 March 2025 20:32:55(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 04/10/2021(UTC) Posts: 56 Location: Maine, Lewiston		Originally Posted by: H0 e600080 is a light bulb and no resistor is needed for this light bulb. You should dim the light in the decoder settings to reduce heat. Better get e610080 light bulbs when going digital. Thanks, now it makes sense that they didn’t flicker when I tested them…

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