[Nick]

Hi all.
I'm thinking of getting the Two Tone Green Bachmann Class 25 (D5233), however I have read that the simple 1 fuction decoder supplied is hardwired onto the PCB. Would I therefore be able to cut the connections from the PCB to the decoder and solder in connections from a new decoder, or would this not work?

Cheers.

 

[Nick]

Hmmmm, aren't decoders 8 wires?
And isnt the PCB needed?!

 

[Nick]

Thanks for that guys, sorry to sound like a newbie and all, but if I did want to add functions later (or change the decoder) would I be able to do so or am I stuck with the bachmann decoder. Does anyone actually have this loco split from the digital freight set? If so anyone got any pics of it without the bodyshell on?

 

[Nick]

Ok, so the decoder is embedded in the PCB, what does this PCB *actually* do? Non-DCC trains seem to be missing this, is this just what makes the loco DCC ready? If so I presume i can do away with the PCB and plant in a decoder to it as if it was a standard non-dcc ready loco?