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New contest? visual identification of decoder
« on: March 05, 2016, 10:27:56 PM »
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Just kidding about the new contest. :D

I have an unused decoder with no packaging. Can anyone identify this decoder?
It's 8.99mm x 18.62mm
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BenW
Fairport, NY

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Re: New contest? visual identification of decoder
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2016, 11:45:18 PM »
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Its one half of the older TCS CN-GP:



http://www.modeltrainstuff.com/TCS-N-CN-GP-3-Fun-BEMF-Decoder-Split-Lighting-Loco-p/tcs-1286.htm

The newer one has all the pads lined up in a row:



These are meant for older non-DCC ready Atlas GP locomotives.
« Last Edit: March 05, 2016, 11:48:12 PM by Wutter »
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Re: New contest? visual identification of decoder
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2016, 12:24:42 AM »
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Thanks! Now if I can just find the other half. (This is what happens when you move and take way too long to get back to modeling.)
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Re: New contest? visual identification of decoder
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2016, 01:00:41 PM »
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@Wutter Are there other differences between 1st gen and current offerings?
Thanks,
Ben

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Re: New contest? visual identification of decoder
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2016, 03:16:20 PM »
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@Wutter Are there other differences between 1st gen and current offerings?
Thanks,
Ben

I know they changed color of led's at some point.  Did some installs last year and needed to replace one board of the set because I shorted something on it.  Told TCS I only needed one end, they were cautious to only switch one end bc of change but I insured them it would not be a problem.  Went from a yellow tint to blueish tint or vice versa.