This decoder is currently available to the US market only, sine the LE103KDUS board is designed for Atlas, Stewart, Kato, and Con-Cor locomotives with the Kato Drive or similar motor mounts. The LE103KDUS has solder pads for track pickups and headlights at each end of the decoder to allow easy installation. The decoder mounting is offset allowing the decoder to fit into a wide variety of locomotives. Since soldering of the track leads, light leads and motor leads to the decoder solder pads is required, this decoder is only recommended for users who have experience soldering electronics.
Although this decoder board has a low price, it is packed with features you expect in a high end decoder. Such as: advanced consist control; extended addressing; optional user settable speed tables; short form programming on the main for acceleration and deceleration trim; and CV29 Direction Bit allows the user to set the desired forward locomotive direction. The LE103KDUS also supports all forms of programming described in NMRA Recommended Practice 9.2.3, including the user friendly direct CV programming mode.
Placing the Decoder in the Locomotive
The LE103KDUS is designed to be snaped to the motor mounts of Atlas, Stewart, Kato, and Con-Cor locomotives with the Kato Drive or locomotives with similar motor mounts. The existing circuit board in the locomotive must be removed and discarded before instalation of the decoder board.
Wiring the Decoder
Wiring the LE103USKD decoder board requires the user to solder wires directly to the decoder. Care should be taken to use the proper tools and proper soldering techniques. Soldering guns of any type can destroy the decoder. Instead a low wattage soldering pencil should be used. Radio Shack produces several low cost models. If unfarmilar with wiring electronics the decoder should be returned for credit.
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