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| Decoder Selection • Decoder Installation • Sound Equipment Selection • Installation Service |
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1807 1500 h.p. F3
units were produced between 1945 through 1949, and 3849 F7s (A and
B) were built between 1949 and 1953. |
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These
Athearn models come with an Atlas-style PC board that does NOT have
an NMRA socket. This means you'll either have to install one of the
PC board replacement drop-ins, or hard wire a regular decoder. The
lower photo at right shows the inside of the loco before decoder installation.
The PC board you see is the factory -installed PC board. |
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| Decoder Selection |
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Digitrax, Train Control Systems,
and NCE all make drop-in decoders for these locos. Whether it's an
F3A, F3B, F7A or F7B, they all use the same type of decoder. The only
advantage to installing a wired decoder is lower cost - the only ones
listed are lower-cost decoders. Also, if opting for a hard-wire installation,
you should get a decoder that has a JST connector so you can easily
remove or swap the decoder without having to do any rewiring. For
this reason, we only listed drop-in and JST-type decoders below. For
more about these decoders, refer to the decoder
section. |
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| Drop-in, PC-board-replacement decoders - all with Quiet/Silent/SuperSonic Drive, function remapping, ... |
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| A1/ TCS-A1XX |
4-Function HO-Scale Locomotive Decoder |
| DH165A0/ D-DH165A0 |
6-Function Decoder, Torque Compensation, SuperSonic Drive |
| DA-SR/ NCE-DASR |
Drop-In Decoder |
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| Shipping & Handling is $3.50 for the first decoder, 50¢ for each additional decoder up to a $7.50 maximum. When ordered with other items, S&H is 10% with a $3.50 minimum and $7.50 maximum. |
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| Decoder Installation |
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| Sound Equipment Selection |
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| Because this loco
uses the Atlas-style PC board, it can also use the Atlas-style sound
decoder from Throttle Up! (SoundTraxx). Like regular
decoders, a sound unit can be hard-wired in the same way. Since someone
may want to install a lower-cost decoder, that is listed below too.
Since the F3A and F3B use the same type of board, either sound unit
will wire in exactly the same way in either loco. |
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| Neither the speaker nor enclosure is included with either of these decoders. While you may be able to get a larger speaker in with extra work, you won't achieve much better sound than with this oval speaker unless it's with a larger oval speaker. And remember, the most important part of the installation is a proper speaker enclosure. | |
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| 140068/ TU-Y |
Owner's Manual for all LC Sound Decoders |
| LS-112 | 0.56"-Wide Oval Speaker |
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| Shipping & Handling is $5.00 for a sound decoder and speaker alone. If ordered with other items S&H is $7.50 for everything. |
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| Installation Service |
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Installation is available from Larry Eyman at Papa's Trains; you may send a message to him at lareyman@hotmail.com |
