I’ve got a factory equipped lighted dummy. It has switches so power can be totally turned on and off, or switched between front headlight or rear light. The problem is that when power is killed to the track, the light stays on until obviously a capacitor is drained. If you use the power kill switch on the unit it kills it. Question is, is this normal or is there something a miss in there?
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Obviously, the power supply is directly on track power before the switch, sounds fine to me. I'd have switched the power supply too, but it's unlikely to be an issue.
Thanks, it’s really not an issue, being somewhat electrically Challenged I just didn’t want it to have a meltdown or cause some other problem. Thanks for the reply.
Not being to smart on this, where would you have switched the power supply from?
Can you provide the details of your unit? If you have it open, can you provide a pic of the insides too?
It’s a GP38-2, LED Factory lighting
Wow, I was thinking the wiring would be like my lighted dummy! Sorry, I can't be much help on yours.
Yeah, is factory constant lighting with LED, so it’s a bit more involved than the standard dummy incandescent light kit. It works just fine, I was curious if the capacitor supplying power after power to the track was cut was common. It’s nothing to worry about and the lighting is a nice option.
Actually, the lights in my picture are LEDs. I replaced the incandescents with those to reduce track load and make things brighter. I just stuck the LEDs in the bulb holder. I could have added GRJ's LED lighting unit, but I didn't plan on running the dummy unit that much so a flickering LED is okay on that.
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