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I'm getting ready to install a digitrax 163AO decoder do I need to put tape under the decoder. I've heard some say you have to so you don't let the smoke out of the decoder. Anyone install one yet?
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05-22-2004, 01:38 PM
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Hi rich,
My understanding is that the tape is only for insulation between the decoder and metal parts of the frame or loco. If the decoder is in shrink tubing I would say the tape is not needed. 
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I second what Cid said.
If the decoder is completely (!) wrapped in shrink tubing there's no need for additional insulation. But if there is some bare metal showing (on a wire harness or even a printed circuit board), always add a piece of tape between the decoder and the (metal) frame. This should be true for any loco in any scale. Ron
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Thanks Ron & Cid got it installed. Thought I post a photo of finished job. Next I'll have to figure out the new digital camera
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Rich
Did you have any trouble installing the decoder. I just finished 2 B23-7's with no problem. The GP-38 though is a different story. The same decoder for both locos but ht GP decoders seem to be a little to wide to let the frame meet back up after installation causing the trucks to bind. These are my first decoder installations.
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No went right in place. I've installed the smae decoder in 2 SD 35's with good results.
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Got a reply from Digitrax today and they told me to carefully file the area where the decoder does not fit.
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