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ON28:
Seeing as how space for decoders is at a premium in new diesels from Scale Trains, Rapido, etc., and not all of us want to grind out the weight:

--Is Ring considering abandoning/changing the module hard case for heatshrink?

--Can I remove the hard case, warranty be damned, and realize space savings?

Thanking you in advance for your thoughtful views.

William Brillinger:
Yes, you can remove the case. Yes, bye bye warranty.
Be sure to protect the electronics with Kapton Tape.

Tom:
Any comments about how to remove the case without damaging innards?  And can one apply his own large size heatshrink from a kit bought to get heatshrink for 32GA wire?

faithie999:
not sure about the thermal conductivity of heat shrink vs the plastic housing, but "a friend of mine" told me that you can slice the paper label with an xacto knife along the lines between the top and bottom of the plastic cover and then the cover will come right apart.

William Brillinger:
No need to slice the label, you can just peel it around to open it. The shell will come right off.

I would not apply heat to the module.

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