Whats that SMELL!!

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Whats that SMELL!! Oct 1, 2013 23:00:55 GMT -5

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Post by backshophoss on Oct 1, 2013 23:00:55 GMT -5

:-[One of the "joys" of DCC is the rare,but stinky decoder
burnout failure or Lightboard failure,with/without flames

Had an Athearn Lightboard/DCC plug in burn out this last
weekend at a small setup for a Harvest Festival
Believe one of the boards diodes melted along with the wires
from the trucks.
:)The Decoder survived,tested it on an other project loco,
debating a straight boad replacement with a spare Athearn
lightboard or replace with Soundtraxx non-sound decoder.
The victum is a CF-7,new style frame

backshophoss Moderator Posts: 1,605 Primary Railroads: AMTK,MNR,NMRX,NYC	Whats that SMELL!! Oct 5, 2013 22:43:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by backshophoss on Oct 5, 2013 22:43:03 GMT -5 Here's a shot of the original(factory) lightboard,the only visible damage besides the melted wires is 1 of the "M-4" diodes is slightly melted, still unsure what caused the "meltdown" Attachments:

backshophoss Moderator Posts: 1,605 Primary Railroads: AMTK,MNR,NMRX,NYC	Whats that SMELL!! Oct 7, 2013 18:12:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by backshophoss on Oct 7, 2013 18:12:59 GMT -5 Had a spare Athearn lightboard and tested it,then started the the rewire to it,best to use scraps of decoder lead wire (any color) for the truck to board connection. Attachments:

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