Installing The Decoder; Installation Requirements; Fastening Of The Decoder; Locomotives With 8-Pole Nem652 Interface - Esu LokSound 5 Installation And Operating Instructions Manual

Installing the decoder

6. Installing the Decoder

6.1. installation requirements

The engine must be before the conversion in perfect technical condition: Only a
locomotive with faultless mechanical properties and smooth analogue mode
should be digitized. Wearing parts such as motor brushes, wheel contacts, light
bulbs, etc. must be checked and cleaned or replaced.
Be sure to check the instructions in section 3 in order to prevent damage to
the decoder during installation!
6.2. Fixing the decoder
The components of the decoder must not touch the metal parts of the locomotive
as this may cause short circuits and destruction of the decoder in any case.
Therefore, all sound decoders are provided (with the exception of the decoder with
21MTC interface or PluX interface) in a protective heat-shrinkable tube.
Never wrap the decoder in a tape. The air circulation around the decoder is
otherwise prevented, which may cause heat to build up and destruction of the
decoder. Glue the metal parts of the locomotive rather with insulating tape.
Bring the decoder please contact an appropriate, mostly space provided place
in the model below. Attach if provided the de coder with double sided tape or
(very little) hot glue.
6.3. Locomotives with 8-pin interface NEM652
Some LokSound decoder 5 with an 8-pin digital interface according NEM652
supplied (see. Fig. 1). Therefore, the installation in locomotives with this
interface is particularly easy:
• Remove the vehicle housing. Always follow the instructions of the locomotive!
• Remove the interface plug located in the locomotive. Keep the plug carefully.
• Plug the interface plug now such a way that pin 1 of the connector (this is the
side of the decoder plug with the red / orange wire) on the usually marked with *,
+, • or one side of the interface. Make sure that none of the legs is straight when
inserting bends. Do not rely on the fact that the cables of the connector have to
lead to a specific page: Decisive alone is the pin 1 marking the interface.
6.4. Locomotives with 6-pin interface NEM651
Some LokSound decoder 5 with a 6-pin digital interface NEM651 supplied (see.
Fig. 2). Installation in locomotives with this interface is particularly easy:
• Remove the vehicle housing.
• Remove the interface plug located in the locomotive.
• Plug the interface plug now such a way that pin 1 of the connector (this is the
side of the decoder plug with the orange-gen cable) is at the usually marked with
*, +, • or one side of the interface. Make sure that flexes stuck when entering any
of the legs or tilted.

6.4.1. LokSound 5 micro flex PCB

The wiring harness of the LokSound micro decoder 5 th as Flex Leitplat- run and
einge- in the Next18 interface factory plugged delivered. By this technique, the
total thickness of LokSound 5 could be micro substantially reduced. In addition,
manual soldering at the decoder omitted.
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