Im not familiar with either that exact loco or decoder, but one thing comes to mind: Are you sure you have the plug oriented correctly in the socket, that is, pin 1 to pin 1?
There is usually some kind of indicator such as an arrow, or a silk-screened dot or square, that identifies pin #1. Sometimes it's nothing more than a diagram in the instructions. If they use NMRA-standard wire colors, it will be orange to orange.
HTH,Steve
davidmbedard wrote: Did you REMOVE any plugs when you installed your decoder? The 9 pin dummy plug is a little circuit board at the end of 9 wires. It has to be REMOVED for the loco to accept a 8 pin decoder. If you dont remove it, you will blow your decoder.David B
Did you REMOVE any plugs when you installed your decoder? The 9 pin dummy plug is a little circuit board at the end of 9 wires. It has to be REMOVED for the loco to accept a 8 pin decoder. If you dont remove it, you will blow your decoder.
David B
Yep, you must remove the dummy plug from the Athearn board when adding a decoder, or it will let the factory installed smoke out of the decoder. Don't ask how I know.
Not sure about your decoder, but many have the wiring harness attached to the decoder with a 9 pin plug that will plug directly to the board.
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