Hornby 9F 2-10-0 Steam

Scale:
HO Scale


This installation uses the following decoder:

MC4



TCS MC4P-SH Decoder Installation for HO-Scale New edition DCC ready Hornby 9F 2-10-0 Tank Locomotive. It was performed by Robert Lewis of Tilehust, Reading, United Kingdom.

Remove the slotted screw from under the cab, and then lift the body from the cab end, tilting it upwards will release it from the front chassis mounting point.
Remove the slotted screw from under the cab, and then lift the body from the cab end, tilting it upwards will release it from the front chassis mounting point.
The decoder socket is at the front. Remove the blanking plug and fit the decoder plug, the orange wire going to Pin 1 marked on the PCB. There is just enough room above the socket or in the smokebox to house the decoder. Refitting the body is the reverse of the removal process.
The decoder socket is at the front. Remove the blanking plug and fit the decoder plug, the orange wire going to Pin 1 marked on the PCB. There is just enough room above the socket or in the smokebox to house the decoder. Refitting the body is the reverse of the removal process.

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