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Installation of a DCC ZEN Series Stay Alive High Power Capacitor
David’s question:
“Has anyone installed one of these DCC capacitors to a stock standard ‘out of the box’ Athearn Genesis locomotive? Is it an easy installation or do I have to dismantle the loco and (I dread this) solder wires to a pcb?”
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I don’t know anything about DCC, but you will have to tear down the loco to add a capacitor. I changed over all my passenger car lighting from incandescent to flicker free LED lighting.
Yes, you will have to get inside and solder it to the decoder
Thanks Doc, I am dreading having to solder to a pcb.