Where to add capacitors to Atlas Extended Vision Caboose?

bigboy25OGR Forum Member DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

Hello all,

I recently acquired an Atlas O Extended Vision caboose. The one that I have is the Santa Fe from the first run. The issue is that the board seems to have a very small capacitor or none at all as any dirty track gap will immediately cause the lights to go out. So, I’d like to add a passenger car lighting board to provide flicker free illumination.

However, a couple of problems crop up. First, the car has a nice flashing rear light that I’d like to keep the functionality of. So, it would probably be easiest to keep that board in there. Second, the interior lights seem to be incandescents as far as I can tell, but don’t most passenger car lighting kits provide DC output? So, what is the board shown in the photos below doing and can I put a passenger car lighting kit in front of it in the circuit? Thank you for your help.

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gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

If you use my lighting module, you can just leave the old board in place and simply add LED's. The lighting board runs from track power, so you don't do anything with the old installation.

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prrjimOGR Forum Member

Are there bulbs or LEDs?

If already LEDS, simply add the capacitor to the output wires from the existing board. You do need to match the polarity for the capacitor to work. Use a meter to detect the plus and minus outputs.

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gunrunnerjohnOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBERDIGITAL SUBSCRIBER

@prrjim posted:
Are there bulbs or LEDs?
If already LEDS, simply add the capacitor to the output wires from the existing board. You do need to match the polarity for the capacitor to work. Use a meter to detect the plus and minus outputs.

They're obviously incandescent bulbs, did you look at the picture? That's why I recommend simply bypassing the board and just using it for the flashing light.