Kato Orient Express blue end car decoder install

[Martijn Meerts]

Just a quickie, nothing special and all very straight forward. A function decoder install in one of the end-cars (the blue one, series 50 or something) of Kato's Orient Express. Only 1 out of 4 possible functions is used, a bit of a waste =)

 

Image 01:

The light board with the traces already cut. I cut them so I can re-use the resistor already on the board, which I tend to do with all locomotives and cars. I also tend to run at lower than usual voltage, so the LEDs don't burn out ;) There's also still a capacitor on here, which I removed after taking the picture.

 

Image 02:

Light board with the wires soldered on and the capacitor removed. As usual, red and black are track power, blue is common anode, yellow is cathode.

 

Image 03:

The decoder placed in the car. There are windows around where the decoder is, so you can see it. The windows are small however, so it's not very obvious. I can always darken those windows and paint the wires if needed.