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The Athearn CF7 is a very fine model. It is unique in that it has a built in 1.5 voltage regulator to power all the bulbs. It works for both DC and DCC operation. Decoder installation is very easy. The loco comes supplied with the 9 pin connector already solder into the lighting board. Remove the jumper circuit board supplied with the loco from the connector and plug your TCS decoder directly in. See photo below. No soldering required. Pictures submitted by Ernie Darrow of Tauton, MA

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There is no need to change bulbs to complete decoder installation.
All the light bulbs supplied with the loco use 1.5v bulbs and are powered from a built in 1.5v regulator on the light board. Just plug your T1 decoder in as shown and you are ready to go.
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