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Wild Horse Hans
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I just went to install a DZ 123 in my 2-8-0 and 3 wires fell off the board.

 Does anyone know the order they are attached to the board?

decoder on the bench, solder pads up and wires to the left I have from top to bottom

Yellow

White

Black

Red

 and the last 3 empty.

 

 My guess is Blue, grey,orange, but I sure would like to be sure.

 Thanks all.

 Hans


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Submitted by Wild Horse Hans on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 19:58.

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Wild Horse Hans wrote: I
Wild Horse Hans wrote:

I just went to install a DZ 123 in my 2-8-0 and 3 wires fell off the board.

 Does anyone know the order they are attached to the board?

decoder on the bench, solder pads up and wires to the left I have from top to bottom

Yellow

White

Black

Red

 and the last 3 empty.

 My guess is Blue, grey,orange, but I sure would like to be sure.

 Thanks all.

 Hans

 Viewing the decoder from the lettered (top) side the wiring order should be as follows reading left to right:

 Orange

Red

Black

White

Blue

Yellow

Grey ...

Cool 



Sat, 10/04/2008 - 12:56

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I just looked at one of

I just looked at one of the dead DZ123 I have here (with the shrink-wrap cut back)... based on this decoder, I would have to disagree with the above.

Looking at the solder tab side of the board (label on the shrink-wrap could be put on any way up), board away from you, wires towards you;

From left to right;

  • BLUE; is on the edge of the board/components and not on a tab.
  • GREY; is on the underside of the board against components.
  • YELLOW; is the first tab.
  • WHITE: is the second tab.
  • BLACK; is the third tab.
  • RED; is the forth tab.
  • ORANGE; is the sixth tab and against a component.

The fifth tab is not used.

[Edit] A thought; the decoder I'm looking at is an old DZ123... the last run of DZ123's (just prior to the DZ125 release) I believe was on a different board (possibly a prototype for the 125?).


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Sat, 10/04/2008 - 14:21

woodone
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wires

I just looked at the Digitrax web page  DZ123

Hard to see all of the wires- But

with the wires to the top You can read the DZ123 from left to right-- Green, Blue, White, Red, Gray and Orange.

Not sure where the yellow wire is?



Sat, 10/04/2008 - 15:43

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I didn't attempt to cut the

I didn't attempt to cut the shrink wrap back ...  I just recorded the order of the wires as they appeared. 

 My apologies if what I listed is incorrect ... just didn't want to chance ruining a perfectly good decoder.

EmbarassedSurprised



Sat, 10/04/2008 - 16:59

Wild Horse Hans
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Strange

Looks like there are several wiring layouts for this. I looked at Digitrax site and mine is not wired like that at all and not like the answers here either.

 All I can think is there were several models or runs and they are wired different. I should have written the order down before I started installing it. First timers errors I guess.

 Thanks for the answers all.

 Hans


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Mon, 10/06/2008 - 14:13

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