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Train store gives me an 8 pin MRC decoder for my 9 pin Athearn F59?!? Uh, now what?
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[quote user="Tilden"] <p>Rob, don't think you will have much luck getting an adapter for the 8 pin. I'm thinking your best bet would be to get a Digitrax harness, cut the 8 pin plugh off and solder the decoder wires to wires on the Digitrax harness. MRC changed their 1650 decoder (to the 1651) so it would accomodate the 9 pin plug. (It comes with a harness that has an 8 pin plug).</p><p>I don't believe MRC makes a 9 pin sound decoder, or for that matter a sound decoder appropriate for an F59.</p><p>As for the DD40Ax conversion, is it a Spectrum DD40Ax? I've converted one and can give you some tips/ideas if you'd like.</p><p>Tilden </p><p>[/quote]</p><p> Yes it's a Spectrum DD40. I'll take any advise you can give me. Thank you!</p>
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