LifeLike Proto 2000 FA1 (w/out Mars Light)

Scale:
HO Scale


This installation uses the following decoder:


This installation of TCS DP2X-UK Decoder is for the HO Scale LifeLike Proto 2000 FA1 (w/out Mars Light) and was performed by TCS.

First remove the shell by starting to lift it at the rear of the locomotive and then gently tipping it forward and allowing the front coupler to slide through the shell.
First remove the shell by starting to lift it at the rear of the locomotive and then gently tipping it forward and allowing the front coupler to slide through the shell.
Next, gently spread the wires covering the 8-Pin NMRA jumper (highlighted above)and remove the dummy plug.
Next, gently spread the wires covering the 8-Pin NMRA jumper (highlighted above)and remove the dummy plug.
Finally, plug the DP2X-UK in as demonstrated in the image below. Make sure that the decoder is fully seated in the socket, and that it is oriented the same as the image below.
Finally, plug the DP2X-UK in as demonstrated in the image below. Make sure that the decoder is fully seated in the socket, and that it is oriented the same as the image below.
You can now carefully replace the shell and your locomotive is ready to run!
You can now carefully replace the shell and your locomotive is ready to run!

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