Camera Battery Charger for Train Mounted This camera battery charger circuit will keep the battery for a train mounted camera charged and will shut t

This camera battery charger circuit will keep the battery for a train mounted camera charged and will shut the camera off after a few seconds when power is no longer applied to the track.

This camera battery charger circuit is designed for DCC systems and the battery is essentially used as a capacitor as it is not allowed to become discharged.

The battery also controls the voltage to the camera as any current passed through R1 that is not needed by the camera is shunted through the battery. This is an inefficient but cheap way to control the voltage. (Circuits Without Pages Of Their Own)

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