Fitting Massoth Couplings

[craigwrdouglas]

I am fitting a pair of the new Electric couplings to a LGB RhB GE 4/4 II (Kublis)

The couplers come in packs of 2 and I have attached them to the locomotive, however there is only a single plug on the decoder (or any other decoder for that matter) that can accept the 3 pin connector from the couplers and there are 2 couplers to be operated.

Is there an adaptor cable that can be used to allow 2 plugs to go into a single socket. Or failing that, a extension cable for the 3- pin wires with a socket on one end and a plug on the other?

 

[PhilP]

Don't know of a ready to go adapter I am afraid, but easy enough to wire in..
Red to decoder +ve
Black to decoder -ve
Brown to your chosen function output. - Can be same as set with CV 51 if you want one plugged in and both to operate at the same time, else chose a 'spare' output on your decoder.
HTH
PhilP

 

[PaulRhB]

Peter at Massoth confirmed that this will work ok too as the current draw is low enough. Only option currently is to do it yourself.

 

[Zerogee]

May be worth asking Mark (Muns, GRO) if he can make you a two-way adaptor cable? Mark - I reckon there could be a little market for these if you made up half a dozen or so.....?

Jon.

 

[craigwrdouglas]

Re:Fitting Massoth Couplings

Thanks for the responses.

I've tracked down a supplier of the mini ct bits including the sockets that you usually see on circuit boards to make up an adaptor cable.

I'll let you know how I get on once RS deliver the bits.

Paul - thanks for checking this will actually work!

Jon - I think you're right about there being a market fro this - the cables are a bit tight for reaching the decoder as it is without cutting of connectors and stripping them back, never mind the risk of damaging the chip + the ease of future maintenance with plug-in connectors.

I've taken photos as I go - so I'll write this all up in the next few weeks.

Cheers.

Craig

 

[craigwrdouglas]

Re:Fitting Massoth Couplings

Kublis has factory fitted DCC and Sound - the LGB Large Onboard decoder (as Massoth call it) doesn't have any screw terminals on it unfortunately (which makes me want to stick with the plugs and sockets idea).

Cheers.

Craig

 

[muns]

Re:Fitting Massoth Couplings

Spoke to another frustrated G scaler today about this and I will be looking into producing an adapter (2 to 1).

 

[craigwrdouglas]

Re:Fitting Massoth Couplings

Sounds good Mark - I haven't finished off the installation yet, or tried it out but it does feel like a quality product aside from the installation niggles. If it works well in the garden I'll probably do most of the fleet!

Cheers.

Craig

 

[Zerogee]

Re:Fitting Massoth Couplings

Spoke to another frustrated G scaler today about this and I will be looking into producing an adapter (2 to 1).

That's great, Mark - I think they'll be popular, if no-one else makes one then you could end up selling them all over the place!

Jon.

 

[craigwrdouglas]

Re:Fitting Massoth Couplings

Bits from RS came today and after about an hour of taping, soldering and multimetering, installation was complete!

This is the bit I made below, with the main bits used on the left and the (nearly) finished one on the right.