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(...) Mario installed a Digitrax DH121 into a motor pack for me last night. It's an HO scale unit ($28 at George's Trains in Toronto) but it didn't fit in the pack, so we have it actually wired out into the inside of the locomotive. I have the pack (...) (21 years ago, 7-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) The DN121's (in fact, any DN series) decoders can be a tad long for fitting crosswise. However, the good news is it is not the PCB that is long, but the heat shrink. Therefore, my suggestion is to gently cut the end of the heat shrink with a (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) I'm thinking of using a Digitrax DZ143 now. They're about the same price and a lot smaller. (URL) only thing I was concerned about was the rating for current, but that's 1.25 and the DH121 was 1.5A. Someone was saying that the RCX was around (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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(...) and a (...) that's 1.25 (...) build a (...) Hi Calum, The Lego train motors will draw about 750ma when stalled. So, the DZ143 can handle the worst case scenario. Most of the time however, the decoder and motor draw only a fraction of that (...) (21 years ago, 8-Jun-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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