Athearn MP15

Scale:
HO Scale


This installation uses the following decoder:


This installation of TCS DP2X Decoder is for HO Scale Athearn MP15 and was performed by a TCS Customer. 

Whether you use the DP2X or the T1 the jumper plug that attaches to the 9 pin JST must be removed.
Whether you use the DP2X or the T1 the jumper plug that attaches to the 9 pin JST must be removed.
Photo above shows a DP2X installed, this is a very easy, plug 'n' play installation. NOTE: Jumper plug is removed from 9 pin JST connector.
Photo above shows a DP2X installed, this is a very easy, plug 'n' play installation. NOTE: Jumper plug is removed from 9 pin JST connector.
Photo above shows T1 decoder installed which is a very easy installation.
Photo above shows T1 decoder installed which is a very easy installation.

Important Soldering Tip

Please do not use any flux either liquid or paste on the mother board. Over time, the acidic properties of liquid or paste flux will begin eating away at the fiberglass PCB and will damage it. Use only Rosin-core solder or no-clean flux approved for electronics use.

TCS recommends the use of Kester "44" Sn63 Pb37, .015" diameter Rosin-core solder. Kester part number 24-6337-0007.

You can order this solder from the following retailers:
Digikey - PN:KE1110-ND
Techni-Tool - PN:488SO6775

Other solder tips

When stripping wire, only strip a tiny little bit of the insulation. Strip no more than a 1/32 of an inch. When the wire gets tinned with solder, the insulation will shrink back more. Try to not expose any more wire than half the length of the solder pad at most. In no case should solder or exposed wire wire ever be outside the boundary of the the solder pad you are attaching a wire to.
Click here for important information on properly Stripping and Tinning wire