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Installing the Decoder
6. Installing the Decoder
6.1. Requirements for Installation
The locomotive must be in perfect technical condition prior to
the conversion: Only a locomotive with faultless mechanical
properties and smooth running characteristics in analogue mode
is worth converting to digital. Check and replace all wear and
tear parts such as motor brushes, wheel contacts, light bulbs
etc., if necessary.
Please take note of the remarks in chapter 3 in order to prevent
possible damage of the decoder during installation!
6.2. Installing the Decoder
The components on the decoder must under no circumstances
touch any metal parts of the locomotive since this could lead to
short circuits and damage or even destruction of the decoder.
Therefore, all LokPilot decoders (with the exception of the ones
with the 21MTC-interface) come with a protective shrink sleeve.
Never wrap the decoder in insulating tape. Should there be no
ventilation around the decoder, then this may lead to a heat
build-up and ultimately to the destruction of the decoder. Rat-
her apply the insulating tape to the metal parts of the locomotive.
Mount the decoder at a suitable location. In most model
locomotives, there is a dedicated space for the decoder. To hold
the decoder in place use double sided adhesive tape or some
(just a little) hot glue.
6.3. Locomotives with 8-pole NEM 652-Interface
Some LokPilot V3.0 decoders are supplied with an 8-pole interface
as per NEM 652 (refer to Fig 1). Installation in locomotives with
this interface is particularly easy:
•Remove the locomotive body. Please observe the instructions in
the manual of your locomotive!
•Remove the dummy plug from the socket and keep it in a suitable
place for later use.
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AUX2 -- -- -- -- --
right motor terminal -- -- -- -- --
right track connection -- -- -- -- --
rearlight -- -- -- -- --
common(+pole) -- -- -- -- --
AUX1 -- -- -- -- --
headlight -- -- -- -- --
left track connection -- -- -- -- --
left motor terminal -- -- -- -- --
AUX2 -- -- -- -- --
(orange) AUX3 -- -- -- -- --
right track connection -- -- -- -- --
rearlight -- -- -- -- --
common(+pole) -- -- -- -- --
AUX1 -- -- -- -- --
headlight -- -- -- -- --
left track connection -- -- -- -- --
(gray) AUX4 -- -- -- -- --
Pin Description
1
right motor terminal
2
rear light
3
output AUX1
4
left track connection
5
left motor terminal
6
headlight
7
common (+pole)
8
right track connection
Figure 1: LokPilot V3.0 (DCC/M4), LokPilot Fx V3.0 - NEM652
•Insert the plug of the decoder in such a way that pin 1 of the
plug (this is the side with the red / orange wires) sits next to the
corner of the socket that is usually marked with *, +, • or 1.
Please make sure that the pins are straight when inserting the
plug.
Do not rely on the assumption that the wires of the harness have
to face in a certain direction: the only reliable reference is the
marking of pin 1.
52610 LokPilot V3.0
52611 LokPilot V3.0 DCC
61600 LokPilot V3.0 M4
52620 LokPilot Fx V3.0
Color
4
5
orange
yellow
green
black
gray
white
blue
8
1
red
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