08-31-2014, 02:03 AM
I had to change my plans. The purple Tsunami decoders arrived yesterday. Those are huge ugly blocks. The purple coat hides two full size connectors plus a large heat sink at the backside. I consider it an awful design.
One decoder was stripped off the purple coat, the connectors removed, the heat sink at the backside removed and wires soldered on the PCB. A risky process but it worked out well and the naked decoder resides in an Athern CR GP9 now. We will see how long the decoder can survive without it's heat sink. I am not going to do that a second time! It is also not a way to get a purple monster decoder into smaller units like an MP15 etc.
I am returning the remaining three purple monsters and get drop in decoders in exchange. I should find a way to use them with bulbs/LEDs as required with the information Koos provided. I could verify it with the Athearn drop in planned for the CSX GP15. There is a solder point labeled "+14". That look good for a resistor and LED combination.
One decoder was stripped off the purple coat, the connectors removed, the heat sink at the backside removed and wires soldered on the PCB. A risky process but it worked out well and the naked decoder resides in an Athern CR GP9 now. We will see how long the decoder can survive without it's heat sink. I am not going to do that a second time! It is also not a way to get a purple monster decoder into smaller units like an MP15 etc.
I am returning the remaining three purple monsters and get drop in decoders in exchange. I should find a way to use them with bulbs/LEDs as required with the information Koos provided. I could verify it with the Athearn drop in planned for the CSX GP15. There is a solder point labeled "+14". That look good for a resistor and LED combination.
Reinhard