gdelmoro Its going in the trash.
Its going in the trash.
I'd keep the DCC/DC adapter.
Gary
I wasn't sure about the light thing. I just remember an email reply from Athearn that said I would need resistors for LEDs.
With my fumble fingers wiring, I thought at one time these would keep things nice and neat. After a few more hardwire projects, I'm thinking I'll just dump them.
Mike.
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Of course even most 'hard wire' decoders have a 9 pin plug on the decoder, so you cna always remove it and install a 9 pin dummy plug and turn it back into a DC loco.
Those boards are so complex because they have to drop the voltage for Athearn's goofy 1.5V light bulbs, and still route the power for all that through when a DCC decoder is plugged in.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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It's an Athearn board. Once it's wired in properly, you unplug the jumper plug that's attached to the wires, and plug in a decoder.
I have a few, debating if I want to use them. They do fit in the older BB body shells. For using LEDs, you still have to use resistors, as these boards support the 12v mini bulb.
I guess the only handy part about installing it, is you can unplug the decoder, plug in the jumper plug, and have a DC loco, that is DCC ready. Unplug the jumper and plug in a decoder, and you have a DCC loco.
Thanks Henry
It says GENESIS DCC LAMP BD on the bottom pic.
With those plugs, I think that means DCC ready. I see no advantage to using it just so you can plug a decoder in it.
Google Genesis lamp board and you will find out why.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
CNR378 I'm guessing an old light board from a locomotive. Likely pulled when installing a hardwired or drop-in decoder. Peter
I'm guessing an old light board from a locomotive. Likely pulled when installing a hardwired or drop-in decoder.
Peter
Thanks Peter, So I would plug a decoder into the 8 pin socket?
Is oit trash?
Hi, a friend gave me this but he was not sure what it was.