I have one of these. It has failed. I do not intend to return it to Athearn (or my retailer) because I am convinced the error is mine, not theirs. I suspect the fault to be with the DCC chip/board.
I have removed the body and found the DCC board. Firstly, does anyone know where I can obtain a direct replacement? Athearn say they do not supply them. Given that statement by Athearn I suspect I'm looking at a 3rd party solution any reccomendations?
What I'm not clear about is the layout of the board and chip. When I've seen other locomotives (of European manufacture) the board has a recognisable socket into which the chip will fit (in much the same way that a processor fits into a sockt on a PC motherboard). I can't see this on the Athearn board. Am I looking to replace the whole board?
Many thanks,
Graham
I have removed the body and found the DCC board. Firstly, does anyone know where I can obtain a direct replacement? Athearn say they do not supply them. Given that statement by Athearn I suspect I'm looking at a 3rd party solution any reccomendations?
What I'm not clear about is the layout of the board and chip. When I've seen other locomotives (of European manufacture) the board has a recognisable socket into which the chip will fit (in much the same way that a processor fits into a sockt on a PC motherboard). I can't see this on the Athearn board. Am I looking to replace the whole board?
Many thanks,
Graham