Lighting not as good as older 2007 digitrax decoders I will show some photos BUT camera enhances a glow which is not there,to naked eye the new DN163K1C is good for those who are good at soldering brighter bulbs on,but its actual bluish and dimmer than the 2007 AWESOME digitrax decoder for n scale...Digitrax taking a step backwards for plug n play,but maybe be good for solder savy hi tech people who have all the soldering expertise..As far as operation it is great, for lighting out of the box I would not recommend it if you want realistic brighter lights....U.P. locos in photo on the right have the old AWESOME golden white round bulb digitrax decoder... The new Gevo BNSF on left has the new small dim diode lights which look brighter in photo but they are not they dont emit a glow .....So I give it 3 stars for taking a step backwards in realistic lighting features..If that dont bother you then its good,but many of us model railroaders strive for realism,and having to do the extra work of soldering on a brighter bulb,this new decoder is over priced.. it should sell for less than decoders with true to life bulbs,or should include a snap in brighter golden white bulb no soldering required.That would solve the issue.Read full review
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This is the easiest board I have installed to date. All you have to do is take the shell off, slide the old board out and slide the new bar in. Other than taking the shell off there is no disassembly and no unscrewing anything. Works perfectly.
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So far the decoder is great. I have many diesels and moving into DCC will be expensive, but the operating experience will be worth it. These decoders seem to be almost drop ins for Kato DCC ready engines.
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Very easy to install and configure, whether manually via the throttle or with JMRI. Makes it a breeze to speed match for MU Consists!
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Well, very easy to install works exactly like its suppose to
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