DH83FX 2 Amp HO Scale Mobile Decoder
This product has been replaced by the 3 Amp DCC Mobile Decoder (DG380L) and is no longer available. Click here to view the DG380L.2 Amp Digital Command Control Mobile Decoder featuring 4 FX functions.
These decoders are no longer repairable.
Retired in 1998
- 2.0 Amp (4.0 Amp Peak) Mobile DCC Decoder
- Compatible with the baseline NMRA DCC Standard
- Supports Both Short (127) & Long (10,000) Address Modes
- User Programmable Address, Acceleration, Deceleration,
- Start-voltage & Mid-point voltage and more
- Programmable from DCC compatible equipment without opening the loco
- Smooth conversion to analog operation with functions operational
- 4 User Configurable, Independent Function Leads Rated at 200ma
- Use These as Regular Function Leads or Generate Special Lighting Effects
- Choose from Mars, Gyralite, Single or Double Strobe, Ditch Lights
- Rotary Beacon, Random Flicker, Rule 17 and more!
- 1 Additional Regular Function Lead Rated at 200 ma
- Smooth locomotive speed control with user selectable
- 14, 28, or 128 forward & reverse speed step capabilities
- User loadable speed tables for customized speed control with 128 speed step resolution
- Supports Basic, Advanced & UniVersal Consisting
- User configurable loco direction of travel, you decide which way is forward without rewiring the motor!
- Heavy duty motor drive output. Active short circuit protection
- Automatic thermal overload shutdown
- Complies with FCC Part 15, class B RFI requirements
Specifications
- Current Rating-Motor
- 2.0/4.0 Amps
- Size
- 0.67” x 1.2” x 0.25” (17.02 mm x 30.48 mm x 6.35 mm)
- Installation
- Wired (read more)
Decoders with wires provided for hooking up the decoder in the locomotive. If wires are not provided for hooking up functions, solder pads are provided to allow you to access those functions by adding wires.
Digitrax Mobile Decoder Wire Colors
What the wires are for
Wire Color
Power Pick-up Right (Engineer's Side)
Red
Power Pick-up Left (Fireman's Side)
Black
Motor + Right Brush
Orange
Motor – Left Brush
Gray
F0(Fwd)-Forward Light
White
F0(Rev)-Reverse Light
Yellow
Lamp Common
Blue
F1-Function 1
Green
F2-Function 2
Violet
F3-Function 3
Brown
F4-Function 4
White w/ Yellow Stripe
F5-Function 5
White w/ Green Stripe
F6-Function 6
White w/ Blue Stripe
Note: DH82 & DN92 decoders, some of the very first decoders produced by Digitrax used a different wiring color code. Please check decoder spec sheets for the wire colors that were used with these decoders.
- Function Outputs
- 5 - 200mA
- Function Type
- 4-FX 1- Standard
- Replaced by
- DG380L