Trix BR 290 Epoche V

Scale:
HO Scale


This installation of TCS EU621 Decoder is for HO Scale Trix BR 290 Epoche V Diesel Locomotive and was performed by A.G.

The three upper pictures show the beautiful and very well made Trix BR 290 Epoche V Diesel Locomotive with its shell on, prior to the TCS EU621 Installation.
The three upper pictures show the beautiful and very well made Trix BR 290 Epoche V Diesel Locomotive with its shell on, prior to the TCS EU621 Installation.
Here is the picture of the locomotive with its shell removed and original light board shown.
Here is the picture of the locomotive with its shell removed and original light board shown.
Close up of the 21Pin plug.
Close up of the 21Pin plug.
Remove the 21 Pin Plug.
Remove the 21 Pin Plug.
Insert our EU621 decoder exactly as shown above.
Insert our EU621 decoder exactly as shown above.
This picture is a close up with the TCS EU621 decoder installed.
This picture is a close up with the TCS EU621 decoder installed.

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