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DCC Ready Circuit Board - Coming Soon!

Oooo. Pretty. What is it?

With the ever expanding range of functions on DCC locomotives, we found that the standard 8 pin wasn't enough. 

All our new locomotives will come factory equipped (assuming that space allows) with a 21 pin main circuit board. Many decoder manufacturers are moving to the 21 pin configuration to allow all of the special functions (particularly lighting) required for accurately modeling modern locomotives.

 
 







Along with the new board, we also are using a new LED.
This LED is 0.98mm wide, allowing us to cram it into tighter spaces, while still allowing us to keep the attention to detail that we are known for.

Note that actual the LEDS are NOT GREEN and PURPLE.
In this photo they are there coloured (<-- that is how us Canadians spell "color") for size reference.
You can see the PURPLE is just under 1/3 the size of the 3mm LED. 
This particular board is from the MP36 series locomotive, thanks to MATT HERMAN at ESU LOKSOUND for the help!


Imagine - 6 bulbs - EACH ONE being able to be independently controlled! 
The possibilities are (not quite) limitless, but really, really big.

The biggest advantage of the new boards are the ease of use and installation.

Have a problem with your decoder? No problem, just swap it out.

Can't afford to go DCC now? Just plug in the decoder of your choice later.

Not ready for sound yet? That's cool. You can get an inexpensive decoder now, and upgrade later.

Of course, it also means that if you ever have a problem with the decoder in one of our locomotives, 
we can just send you a replacement and you just plug it in and go.

The boards are 5cm (2") x 2 cm (0.75") x 0.5cm (1/8") and are available for purchase direct from True Line Trains.