BLI units

[lock4244]

There are several non-sound DCC drop-in boards for the current Atlas Silver series ESU sound ready locos including:

 - ESU LokPilot 54650
   https://store.sbs4dcc.com/ESU54650LokPilotV4.aspx

 - Digitrax DN166I3
   https://store.sbs4dcc.com/DigitraxDN166I3Series6DCCDecoder.aspx

Hope this helps

Cheers

I appreciate that Tim, thank you, DCC is sorcery to me. My one issue is that I cannot seem to find a picture of the underside of the DCC boards, as the Atlas DC board has four front facing LED's, one on top and three underneath. Cannot verify if they are so equipped.

Some pics of the factory board:
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=55061.msg759213#msg759213

[peteski]

I appreciate that Tim, thank you, DCC is sorcery to me. My one issue is that I cannot seem to find a picture of the underside of the DCC boards, as the Atlas DC board has four front facing LED's, one on top and three underneath. Cannot verify if they are so equipped.

Some pics of the factory board:
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=55061.msg759213#msg759213

The ESU decoders described in https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=54278.msg744107#msg744107  have the LEDs arranged like that.

[kiwi_bnsf]

I appreciate that Tim, thank you, DCC is sorcery to me. My one issue is that I cannot seem to find a picture of the underside of the DCC boards, as the Atlas DC board has four front facing LED's, one on top and three underneath. Cannot verify if they are so equipped.

Some pics of the factory board:
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=55061.msg759213#msg759213

@peteski has already covered the ESU.

The Digitrax documentation shows each end of the decoder has one LED on top, and one LED on the underside:

      https://www.digitrax.com/media/apps/products/mobile-decoders/dn166i3/documents/DN166I3_rev.0.pdf

I prefer the ESU, but you could still do non-flashing ditch lights with the Digitrax decoder (which is appropriate for CN GP40-2Ws anyway).

Cheers

[lock4244]

The ESU decoders described in https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=54278.msg744107#msg744107  have the LEDs arranged like that.

Thank you, that's perfect.

[lock4244]

@peteski has already covered the ESU.

The Digitrax documentation shows each end of the decoder has one LED on top, and one LED on the underside:

      https://www.digitrax.com/media/apps/products/mobile-decoders/dn166i3/documents/DN166I3_rev.0.pdf

I prefer the ESU, but you could still do non-flashing ditch lights with the Digitrax decoder (which is appropriate for CN GP40-2Ws anyway).

Cheers

Very late 80's they were just starting to apply permanent ditchlights to the fleet... am able to find pics of GP40-2L's & W's with them around 1989. Right at the edge of my era but they're there.