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Posted by brolson on Friday, April 8, 2011 9:49 AM

recently I installed a dcc decoder in a g4 morning daylight engine.  when i was finished i noticed there was a small brass pin laying on my work area. i could not find a location for it.  does anyone know

where it goes or how i can get a set of  assembly drawings

thank you for any help

Barry R. Olson

 

 

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Posted by MisterBeasley on Friday, April 8, 2011 10:01 AM

Was this a plug-in decoder installation?  I'm thinking that the pin belongs to the plug.  If the whole thing works, including any auxiliary lighting like ditch lights, then it might have been from a line you didn't use in your instalation.

How small is small?

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Posted by woodone on Friday, April 8, 2011 10:03 AM

What scale loco are we working on?        N  , HO , other  ?    What did you have apart to do the install?

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Posted by Hamltnblue on Friday, April 8, 2011 2:28 PM

Can you take a pic of the pin and post it here?

Springfield PA

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