How to Wire Ditch Lights

[@MrBobsTrains]

On further thought, it might have been easier to clip the blue, green, and violet wires about midway down the connector to the board. Then just wire-wrap the connections there, and then solder the wires back up. It was kind of hard to solder to the board since there was no good spot to solder to, like a metal tab or something, and clipping the connecting wires might be easier.

[@menendezgilbert]

The cv117 to control ditch light oscillation timing is still to fast at the lowest cv setting “cv 1 “.

[@farmerdave7965]

My Athearn P59 is an old blue box. Lots of work to do on it.

[@MrBobsTrains]

Yeah, it's not easy to wire those ditch lights in. But it can be done. Good luck!

[@ontariorail1251]

Did you wire one pair of the warm white ditch lights to the green wire and the other to the purple?

[@MrBobsTrains]

Yes, that's correct. Purple for one light, and green for the other light. Plus each light had a common wire connected to the blue.

[@ontariorail1251]

@@MrBobsTrains ok so another wire running from each to the blue wire as well?

[@MrBobsTrains]

@@ontariorail1251 Yes.

[@natestrains1166]

The large reverse light is actually a emergency light. The small reverse light is the only actual reverse light. The emergency light should strobe if there is an emegency. If there arent enough functions, the way you have it is fine.

[@MrBobsTrains]

Thanks for the info!

[@Virtuflight]

Can the ditch lights strobe without soldering?

[@MrBobsTrains]

Not with this board, unfortunately.

[@donbelle7171]

Should have got the whole install kit with the TCs board no resisters needed plus you get keep alive

[@MrBobsTrains]

Thanks for the suggestion. The TCS A4X and A6X boards look great. I may try it on my next project.

[@menendezgilbert]

The cv117 to control ditch light oscillation timing is still to fast at the lowest cv setting “cv 1 “.