I have an older Bowser s-12 with the 8-pin connector. I bought one of the my usual drop in decoders (NCE NCE5240103). What I didnt’ realize is I need to use the extender pins to clear an obstruction on the board. If I use the extender pins, the hood doesn’t close all the way.
Does anyone have a recommendation for either a: a cable that will let me use the decoder I have to clear the board, or a decoder they usually use for these switchers?
I have a TCS T1 with harness in mine. Any smaller decoder with an 8 pin plug on the end of a wiring harness should fit.
–Randy
Perfect, thanks!
Mine are VO-1000, since the Reading didn;t have S-12s, but same chassis, really.
–Randy
Not sure if this is of use to the OP, photos are pretty low res. For anyone wanting sound, the frame needs to be milled.
Here’s a link to a TCS DP2X decoder for a DS-4-4-1000:
https://tcsdcc.com/installation/ho-scale/1486
The lightboard in the DS-4-4-1000 appears to be the same lightboard in Randy’s VO-1000 photo and the DP2X needs no harness. I would think it should also work in your S-12, since they have similar shells.
Can you post a photo of your S-12 chassis with the lightboard?
Tom
My hobby store had a Digitrax decoder with a harness that worked. It was still a tight fit. My dis-4-4-1000 I could use the non-harnessed decoder, but the s-12 was just a slight difference on the shell.