Installing The Decoder; Requirements For Installation; Locomotives With 8-Pin Nem 652 Interface - Esu LokPilot V4.0 Instruction Manual

Installing the Decoder

6. Installing the Decoder

6.1. Requirements for Installation

The locomotive must be in perfect operating 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 neces-
sary.
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 or PluX interface) come with a protective shrink sleeve.
Never wrap the decoder in insulating tape. If there is no ventilation
around the decoder, it may lead to a heat build-up and ultimately
to the destruction of the decoder. Rather 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-pin NEM 652 interface

Some LokPilot V4.0 decoders are supplied with an 8-pin 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.
AUX2 --
Right motor terminal --
Right track connection --
Rear light --
Common (+ pole) --
AUX1 --
Head light --
Left track connection --
Left motor terminal --
AUX2 --
AUX3 --
Right motor terminal --
Rear light --
Common (+ pole) --
AUX1 --
Head light --
Left track connection --
AUX4 --
Pin Description
1 Right motor terminal
2 Rear light
3 Output AUX1
4 Left track connection
5 Left motor terminal
6 Head light
7 Common (+ pole)
8 Right track connection
Figure 1: LokPilots with NEM652 interface
• 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 and do not tilt when insert-
ing 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.
54610 LokPilot V4.0
54611 LokPilot V4.0 DCC
64610 LokPilot V4.0 M4
54620 LokPilot Fx V4.0
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