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ON28:
Hello--

I installed an LM-3S, my first, in my DCC-ready loco, which I ran for years on DC. Interestingly, the LM turned on the lights, which I long had assumed were burned out. Though I enabled it, I cannot get directional lighting to operate and have to switch the lights manually. I removed the two diodes on the Atlas light board in order to get the LM to lay flat under the shell, maybe that is the problem?

nodcc4me:
I don’t think the diodes are the cause of the problem. Rather, there is probably something else in the light board circuitry preventing the lights from auto-switching. You would be better off removing the board and hard wiring the LM module for full functionality. It’s not that difficult once you become familiar with the color coding.

ON28:
Yes, I just did the expedient thing to start operating.

KPack:
Please refer to page 19 in the HC-2 Users Manual from Ring Engineering.  Under the "Directional Lighting" heading, you'll find that you MUST use the correct function buttons for front/rear lighting in order for automatic directional lighting to work.  The two buttons (headlight and rear light) are programmed to work with automatic directional lighting.  Any other button will not work as they are not programmed to do so.

Double check that your's are set correctly and you should be good to go.

-Kevin

ON28:
I fixed the lights, I had the incorrect wire inputs so directional is now active. However, when I turn on the Mars effect on the headlight and then turn it off, the headlight also goes off and has to be manually turned back on. Hmm...

Interesting prototype note: Showed RP to my engineer buddy, he said he turned both the headlight and rear light on whenever he ran light (loco only). Anyway to program that as a button function?

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