[David in San Antonio]

@Ace1347 - Welcome to the hobby. I’m also a newbie. As suggested above I switched out the headlight and taillight bulbs to LEDs. It’s SO much better! The headlights are really useful now. And the LED taillights/ brake lights are much more visible to the drivers behind. This was particularly reassuring. And as a bonus the current draw is minimal. When I hit the brake pedal or turn on the headlights the ammeter barely moves!