Yep, they could have used different brightness LED's, but again this is a question for Lionel.
gunrunnerjohn posted:BobbyD posted:Now back to the Cabbages, does each unit have the same boards and LED's in it, or did they install different items in the dummies?I was told they are powered in a different manner in the Cabbage than the powered units.
gunrunnerjohn posted:I know that both of the sets of LED's are wired to the RCMC, at least according to Dave Olsen at Lionel, I hope he should know. As for exactly what drives them, I can't say, but the RCMC has a host of direct LED outputs as shown in the diagram below. This is from the document written by Bruk Bannister, a great RCMC reference. Since I have yet to crack the case on mine, I can't say what they're wired to.
The Powered unit Number boards run from track power, not the RCMC.
The Cabbage number boards are driven differently from a Specialized Multi-function Lighting PCB in the shell.
Since the powered unit number boards are too bright - then the series resistor should be easy to find. The resistor is probably on the small LED PCB by the number boards, and should be 1k ohms. Let me know your finding GRJ, I don't have production units in CA to open up to have a look.
Jon, you need to tell Dave. 
He told me both were fed from the RCMC. I thought they were from track power as well since they're always on. Maybe Dave and I weren't on the same channel and I misunderstood what he was saying.
I'll take a look and figure what size I need to tone them down. I'll start a thread and post a picture or two as well.
Since Dave did the wiring diagram, I think it was just some miscommunication. Dave is on top of things and understands the designs in great detail. In any case lets see what you find out, and LMK how to assist.
Here's a new thread on what it takes to fix the intensity of the F40PH number boards.
