AE Models O/G Scale Decoder AED.OG6

[neal]

Can’t believe I made the same mistake twice!

 

This is a screw terminal decoder, up to 5A for larger locos.

 

The wiring diagram on the instructions is misleading and actually handed (effectively as if you were looking at the decoder from below).
 

However one would assume the view is from above (with the ‘stay alive’ socket shown on plan as it would be viewed from above):

 

(I wrote NO on the diagram for future reference!)

 

Having spent the usual 2 hours working out the lighting wiring for another Heljan diesel, it took a further 45 minutes to fathom that the decoder wasn’t getting juice from the tracks!

 

Looking at the terminal connections to the underside of the decoder, they are labelled correctly.

 

I do recall a similar (identical) issue with an old DCC concepts chip - in fact I think this one may be the same (with the same duff instructions!)

 

Now it’s installed, the loco runs fine with default settings.

 

At £40 a pop, these are still good value, and gave the grey cells a workout!

 

Neal