Passenger Train Lights 7938

[jamzee]

Hi friends

Having just got my Emerald Night to start my Train collection and added PF all ok (see other thread!) I'm really keen on the Passenger Train next to add to it!

I'm just figuring out how to add lights to the front of the Passenger Train 7938 but my question is can you also add lights to the back at the same time (ie with a second lighting PF brick & bulb set)? ie can you "piggyback" their 'plugs' on the IR block (which has two recepticals, one for the motor plug and one for (I hope) the lights). If this is possible, how do you get power all they way back through the train, is this what our old friend 8886 can be used for (or what appears to be a longer version 8871 - is this right?)...

Thanks for any advice!!

Edited September 7, 2010 by jamzee

[AndyC]

Yep, you can piggyback the power functions plugs to add more lights. Getting power to the end of the train is just a matter of a suitable length power functions extension cable (or cables).

[Toastie]

Hi friends

Having just got my Emerald Night to start my Train collection and added PF all ok (see other thread!) I'm really keen on the Passenger Train next to add to it!

I'm just figuring out how to add lights to the front of the Passenger Train 7938 but my question is can you also add lights to the back at the same time (ie with a second lighting PF brick & bulb set)? ie can you "piggyback" their 'plugs' on the IR block (which has two recepticals, one for the motor plug and one for (I hope) the lights). If this is possible, how do you get power all they way back through the train, is this what our old friend 8886 can be used for (or what appears to be a longer version 8871 - is this right?)...

Thanks for any advice!!

... and even more than that! The receiver can easily drive two train motors regardless of make (9V, RC, PF) off from one output. The output is overload protected - if you stall one of the motors, it will just continue to power it. If you stall both motors and get close to 1 Amp current it'll shut down the poutput for a while, and then turn it back on.

That said, you can piggyback a good number of PF lights - the LEDs they used here draw much less current than a motor.

Regards,

Thorsten

[jamzee]

Superb - thanks for the feedback, this is exactly what I wanted to hear! Full steam ahead!! Can't wait to get this sorted now, has anyone got any pictures of both ends of the Passenger Train lit by the way?

[Holodoc]

Can't wait to get this sorted now, has anyone got any pictures of both ends of the Passenger Train lit by the way?

I know it's NOT the passenger train, but maybe this helps, too:

[jamzee]

Superb, thanks Holodoc - as an added bonus I'm really pleased to see the reverse of the lamp-mounting piece and the space/access available as I think the Passenger Train has the same part only in white. This has really helped alot - thank you!!

[Snapshot]

Hi friends

Having just got my Emerald Night to start my Train collection and added PF all ok (see other thread!) I'm really keen on the Passenger Train next to add to it!

I'm just figuring out how to add lights to the front of the Passenger Train 7938 but my question is can you also add lights to the back at the same time (ie with a second lighting PF brick & bulb set)? ie can you "piggyback" their 'plugs' on the IR block (which has two recepticals, one for the motor plug and one for (I hope) the lights). If this is possible, how do you get power all they way back through the train, is this what our old friend 8886 can be used for (or what appears to be a longer version 8871 - is this right?)...

Thanks for any advice!!

Everything the others have said is, in theory, true but there are severe limitations on space inside the 7938 front car. The first problem is that there's no space under the roof to piggyback the connectors on the IR receiver so you'd need to use a short extension cable on the IR receiver and stack on the end of that. This leads to the second problem that there's very little space inside to take all the extra cabling. I've fitted lights to the front but had to put them on the red channel of the receiver rather than the blue that's used to control the speed. I didn't even consider putting lights in the rear car.

Jonathan

[ZueriHB]

Everything the others have said is, in theory, true but there are severe limitations on space inside the 7938 front car. The first problem is that there's no space under the roof to piggyback the connectors on the IR receiver so you'd need to use a short extension cable on the IR receiver and stack on the end of that. This leads to the second problem that there's very little space inside to take all the extra cabling. I've fitted lights to the front but had to put them on the red channel of the receiver rather than the blue that's used to control the speed. I didn't even consider putting lights in the rear car.

Jonathan

I connected the front-light directly to the battery pack. And a small extension cable to the receiver, on which the motor and the connection to the rear cab is plugged in.

Edited September 9, 2010 by ZueriHB

[Carefree_Dude]

before I added 3 cars, I had extension cables going all the way to the rear train for more lights in the rear. i removed them though, as it looked ugly and lights in the back didn't add much. You would be better off adding a 9V battery box to the rear car.

[ZueriHB]

before I added 3 cars, I had extension cables going all the way to the rear train for more lights in the rear. i removed them though, as it looked ugly and lights in the back didn't add much. You would be better off adding a 9V battery box to the rear car.

I'm powering a second PF motor, so it is of most importance, to have them properly synchronized, and sadly there is no bluetooth or other wireless connection between the IR receiver and the PF motor. ;)

And I don't know what looks ugly about it (the cables).