ESU 51997 Adapter board, Next-18 socket to PluX12
Adapter board, 18-pin Next-18 socket to PluX12, Flex, 88mm
This adapter board can be docked to all decoders with Next18 connector and offers a PluX12 interface on the locomotive side. The Flex PCB can be folded and extended to length almost as desired. The adapter board comes with shrink tubing and speaker connection cables.
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More Functions
More and more locomotives now have front and rear headlights and front and rear flashing ditch lights. In order to accommodate for this in DCC 6 function outputs need to be used. As 8 and 9 pin DCC plugs only allow for 3 and 4 outputs respectively, this new adapter board will allow easy conversion to our 6 function decoders. 4 Outputs though the 9 pin plug and 2 more on solder pads.
1.5 Volt Lighting
As Athearn normally uses 1.5 volt bulbs it is often easier to use the supplied resistance in the Motherboards for those lights. This new adapter board also includes 1.5 volt light resistance for the additional 2 outputs that do not already go through the 9 pin JST plug. ESU decoders also include the ability to dim the outputs to match perfectly the on-board resistance with the adapter resistance if needed. There are also solder bridges for bypassing this resistance if bulbs are not used.
In addition there are extra common pads and solder pads for speakers directly on the adapter board.
