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Using a keep-alive capacitor on a Soundtraxx decoder

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Using a keep-alive capacitor on a Soundtraxx decoder
Posted by WestIslandRon on Wednesday, August 14, 2019 6:27 PM

I'm installing a Tsunami 2 TSU-PNP 885014 sound decoder in a remotored Athearn U-28B.  The decoder has a plug for a Soundtraxx Current Keeper.  I have a  capacitor on hand that I'd like to use instead.  Trouble is, I can't tell which lead to the plug is positive and which is negative.  Any advice?

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Posted by richg1998 on Thursday, August 15, 2019 9:50 AM

Don't forget, any stay alive has a diode and resistor with the capacitor also.

http://web.archive.org/web/20120729061658/http:/www.members.optusnet.com.au/mainnorth/alive.htm

Just identify the positive and negative leads on the connector. Do some tracing.

Rich

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Posted by rrinker on Thursday, August 15, 2019 12:45 PM

 Positive will go to the same place as the blue function common wire.

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