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Motherboard replacement - useful or waste of time and $$?
DavidD_OKC:
I'm considering trying the TCS replacement mother boards with keep alive incorporated on the board. Has anyone done this yet? I think there may be some space saving advantages and it might simplify converting some models to RailPro.
Thoughts?
William Brillinger:
Those are very interesting!
There is a whole lineup of options made to fit different locomotives:
Diesel: http://tcsdcc.com/Zen/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=97_123
Steam: http://tcsdcc.com/Zen/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=97_122
I wonder what kind of adapter is needed to connect them to the LM.
They are kind of pricey, but if anyone is interested in order these I can probably provide about a 15% discount on them in small groups.
G8B4Life:
Anything that can make installation easier is not a waste, it's just a matter of how much your time worth to do something like hardwire a module in compared to just replacing a board, and if replacing a board fit's your budgetary constraints.
Bill, they take a 21 pin decoder so you'd need the 9 pin to 21 pin adapter. I really wish TR would get on the ball and develop a 21 pin LM, the world is moving that way, even if the NMRA standards committee doesn't like it. "You can just use a harness" is not a valid reason for not developing it.
- Tim
William Brillinger:
Yes, I see that these use the 21 pin.
https://www.tcsdcc.com/Customer_Content/Installation_Pictures/HO_Scale/Atlas/GP40%20Sound/Atlas%20GP40%20_WOW121-Diesel%20and%20AK-MB1.html
I'm going to send Tim a message suggesting that if he developed a new format for the LM with a down facing 21 pin, people could use these boards!
G8B4Life:
--- Quote from: William Brillinger on January 12, 2018, 06:16:55 AM ---I'm going to send Tim a message suggesting that if he developed a new format for the LM with a down facing 21 pin, people could use these boards!
--- End quote ---
I wish you luck :) The reply I got to that (quite some time ago now) was "you can use a harness", well, the trouble with that is that room for a harness is almost non existent these days. With a 21 pin he could add more functions as well, which are needed.
- Tim
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