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Class 08 Shunter

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Stock Overview Couplings Locomotive Roster Class 08 Shunter GWR 94xx Pannier Tank Virgin Class 47 EWS Class 66 SW Trains Class 159 DMU Eurostar Thomas the Tank Engine	Model Farish Class 08 Photo Cab Number 08648 DCC Number 48 Decoder TCS M1 Functions None A decoder does fit into here, but it is space for the decoder that is the challenge. I used a TCS M1 decoder, located vertically in the cab. I had thought it would fit horizontally in the cab between the shell and the chassis, but it seems not quite to fit. With the capacitor removed, the remaining wires can simply be soldered in place: use the capacitor's wires for chassis and top brush connections. The chassis opens easily by removing the two screws at the front sides. CAREFUL: don't lose the coupling or its spring. I've used the DCC Supplies "DiGiHat" plastic bush to isolate the bottom motor brush: this is simple to use and results in a quick installation. Here is the chassis after the DiGiHat has been installed. The plastic DiGiHat bush is under the bottom brush clip, to which the orange wire has been attached. The heatshrink is threaded over the wire, the wire is soldered to the brass clip then the  heatshrink sleeving is heated up. I use a paint stripper gun for this. The black wire goes to chassis (use the cut-off capacitor lead); the grey wire goes to the top brush clip 9also use the cut-off capacitor lead). The red wire goes under the nut on the thin bolt, still to be re-installed on the right hand side. Here is the chassis ready to go back; note the red wire attached now to the wire going under the nut.   Back to Roster Back to Index
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