Post by BAZman on Jan 14, 2021 18:38:01 GMT -5
I have all of the possible DCC decoders to put into the spaces on the RS/RSD chassis.
The Chassis is 6.9mm wide and the shell is the 'same so no sloppy areas on the side but that is not necessary.
The DC Motor/Lightboard is 5.3mm wide, leaving 1.6mm total or o.8mm each side of the board. Most all Decoder wire is o.8-o.6 (for Digitrax and TCS, respectively) and o.54-o.50 for European Decoders. This allows the Decoder under the board to freely route to the needed locations for Track Power from the frame, Motor contacts and the Front and Rear LEDs (plus the Blue + wire).
There are 2 Decoder pockets that are both 12.7mm long but the one at the rear is shallow at 2.2mm while the front is 2.92 deep. Since most all of the Decoders are 2.2 or higher, the Decoder needs to go in the front pocket.
The DC Motor and Light board can be salvaged so allow easy Motor and Frame power pickups. The RS/RSD series uses a unique PC board so you cannot use the prior drop-in Decoders (Digitrax DZ123Z and TCS-DCC's AZL4 [1550]. The possible decoders narrow enough (the critical dimension) and short enough are:
Digitrax DZ126T
AZL Z2 [1296]
ESU's LokPilot 5 Micro [59820]
Doehler & Haass (Döhler & Häß) PD05A
The latter is dang dong smaller, by far.
Below are: DZ126T - Z2 - LokPilot 5 u - PD05a-3
The Chassis is 6.9mm wide and the shell is the 'same so no sloppy areas on the side but that is not necessary.
The DC Motor/Lightboard is 5.3mm wide, leaving 1.6mm total or o.8mm each side of the board. Most all Decoder wire is o.8-o.6 (for Digitrax and TCS, respectively) and o.54-o.50 for European Decoders. This allows the Decoder under the board to freely route to the needed locations for Track Power from the frame, Motor contacts and the Front and Rear LEDs (plus the Blue + wire).
There are 2 Decoder pockets that are both 12.7mm long but the one at the rear is shallow at 2.2mm while the front is 2.92 deep. Since most all of the Decoders are 2.2 or higher, the Decoder needs to go in the front pocket.
The DC Motor and Light board can be salvaged so allow easy Motor and Frame power pickups. The RS/RSD series uses a unique PC board so you cannot use the prior drop-in Decoders (Digitrax DZ123Z and TCS-DCC's AZL4 [1550]. The possible decoders narrow enough (the critical dimension) and short enough are:
Digitrax DZ126T
AZL Z2 [1296]
ESU's LokPilot 5 Micro [59820]
Doehler & Haass (Döhler & Häß) PD05A
The latter is dang dong smaller, by far.
Below are: DZ126T - Z2 - LokPilot 5 u - PD05a-3
