Tofufi Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 (edited) Hi everyone, I've recently bought a Heljan Class 16 diesel, which it turns out is DCC with sound chip. It's got a 21 pin plug/socket from factory and currently doesn't run on DC. I've not got, nor wish to have, DCC (sorry!) and wish to remove the DCC from the loco. I have a few blanking chips which are also 21 pin, but all differ visually from the blanking chip in my other Class 16. If I fit one of these spare blanking chips, will I likely fry something? Or is it likely to be OK? One of my 3 x spare 21-pin blanks has two small toggle switches on it, the others don't. Cheers! Edited July 13, 2023 by Tofufi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 It remains a 12V DC loco 'underneath'. Substitute one of the two blanking plugs without any switches, and you are done. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tofufi Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 Thank you! As the blanking chips have different circuitry on the boards I wasn't sure if it was that straightforward! Having looked again, it seems what I thought was a blanking chip in my other loco may have been a decoder... (marked ESU). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMorrison Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 Yep, ESU make very good decoders, they don’t make blanking plates 😂 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
34theletterbetweenB&D Posted July 13, 2023 Share Posted July 13, 2023 So now you have 2 decoders you can sell. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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