Notes from Filverstone No.3 - Dapol O Gauge 08 Battery Board - Part Two

PART TWO - The Installation
I'm now up to version 7 of this board and hope it's going to be the final one!
Basic features:
- 21-pin DCC socket*
- Sockets for 2 cells with integrated 12v voltage booster
- Socket for pretty much any receiver e.g. Fosworks, WifiTrax, ProMiniAir, DelTang
- Push button power switch
- Push button for decoder source: Receiver or Track power
- Sockets for original Dapol lighting
- Balance charge socket for Lithium batteries
PART ONE - The Board:
• Notes from Filverstone...
Not shown in the video, altering the roof panel to make room for the cells:
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* If being fitted to a later version 08 (that DOESN'T have a marker light centre-top each end) then install a decoder that has full-power outputs on Aux 1 through 6. There are pads to attach a 4-pin socket so you can wire to Aux 3-6 pads on the decoder (like some models of Loksound...yes, it's confusing!)

[@bentiratsoo]

Brilliant Fil!

[@musoseven8218]

Nice neat installation Fil✌️👍💜😊 A few questions: What make of soldering iron are you using, it seems to have a very fine tip compared to my assortment of ancient irons🤔 Also may I ask what brand of Li-Ion batteries you're using please (are they guaranteed to not burn down multistorey carparks and/or shipping)?🤔 I take it that your controller there is the US made TVD type? Thanks in advance - looking forward to seeing more about WiFi options 👍💜

[@fildowns]

Thanks for your feedback! It's a pretty budget soldering iron but it did come with a selection of tips. Here it is from the rain forest: amzn.eu/d/5JHcF96 The Li-Ions are unbranded ones but through a process of experimentation I have found a source of reasonably consistent quality examples. All are capacity tested and come out around 1700-1800 mAh. You could use 2 square packs of 4x AAA however the runtime would be reduced by at least 40% plus once the batteries are worn (maybe only about 30 charges) you would find the loco unable to provide torque for real work owing to them simply not being able to output sufficient milliamps once they were less than fully charged. Tiny shunting layout with a handful of wagons no problem but ours are often on pilot duty and required to shuffle rakes of 7-10 coaches. The transmitter is my own Roco mouse system converted to battery power. It runs off 1 Li-Ion cell and is charged via USB, contact me on my email to learn more.

[@musoseven8218]

@@fildowns Thank you Fil. I'll look at the soldering iron (Rain Forest👍😀😀😀). Clever ref your controller, also interesting info about the batteries, that's a big difference in output and usefulness, surprising really. I'm just getting my head around the concepts and kit👍✌️💜😊