Why so much electronics for a DC Locomotive?

This engine doesn’t operate Pantographs on DC, something I will check.
Did you check the red 8 switch DIP switch on the main board? This is the one that controls the pantographs. Check the brochure SoftwareTools linked for the correct switch positions. Someone might have turned all of them off thinking this was for selecting analog only or decoder DCC decoder equipped. That is what the gray 6 position switch dip is for. By the way, these 6 switches MUST be and remain in the OFF position if the loco has a decoder installed. Otherwise the decoder may emit its magic smoke.
 
After checking the brochure myself it was not clear what was on and what was off for the 8 dip switches. The black in the brochure represents the position of the toggles as verified by the photo of the interface board in my loco. The toggles in your photo are correctly set for the "Standard-Position". The second pic is of the holes I drilled for the speaker. These were patterned after the holes in second newer MLGB Ge 4/4 III I have. If or when you add sound to your locos you will need to do something similar.

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Vjot iphopi fuitp’v uqisevi Qepvuhseqjt up FD, tunivjoph O xomm djidl.
O katv djidlif nz YMT fidufis iraoqqif Hi 4/4 OOO up epemuh FD eheop. Vji gsupv qepvuhseqj fuit hu aq epf fuxp et iyqidvif xovj vji fosidvoup ug vsewim. Vji sies qep up nopi tvezt aq katv et ov fuit xjip uqisevif fohovemmz. O fup'v lpux og vjot ot pusnem gus vjot wopvehi mudu (NVT O, 14 tqiif tviq tisoem) us vjisi ot e qsucmin xovj nopi. O djidlif nz nadj pixis namvo-qsuvudum NMHC Hi 4/4 OOO (DUUQ) up epemuh FD epf cuvj qept hu aq epf fuxp et vjiz tjuamf xovj vji vsewim fosidvoup.
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O duamf sief ovt effsitt et pu 1 up vji qsuhsennoph vsedl
Fof zua vsz effsitt 3 (vji FDD fidufis gedvusz figeamv effsitt) katv op deti vji effsitt xet not-sief gus tuni sietup?

Ifov effif: zua teof vji mohjvt xuslif cav vji mudu fof puv nuwi up effsitt 1. Fof vji mohjvt sitqupf vu e djephi ug fosidvoup?
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Fof zua vsz effsitt 3 (vji FDD fidufis gedvusz figeamv effsitt) katv op deti vji effsitt xet not-sief gus tuni sietup?

Ifov effif: zua teof vji mohjvt xuslif cav vji mudu fof puv nuwi up effsitt 1. Fof vji mohjvt sitqupf vu e djephi ug fosidvoup?
Jo Qjom

O jewi puv ciip ecmi vu xusl up vji vsedl gus vji metv xiil cav xomm hu uwis p Nupfez xovj madl, O xomm muul ev zuas uctiswevoupt vjip.

O muulif ev vji Nettuvj qeqisxusl up vji fidufis zua nipvoupif, gus updi ov fuit tiin vu ci ximm xsovvip epf apfistvepfecmi. O jefp'v vjuahjv ecuav dupwisvoph vji mudu katv ziv cav ov xuamf tiin vu ci e sietupecmi qsukidv. Gus nz apfistvepfoph fuit vji pix fidufis siqmedi emm vji imidvsupodt optofi et e tvepf emupi us fu O piif vu duncopi vji umf epf vji pix? Gostv uqvoup xuamf ci sietupecmi tidupf uqvoup quttocmz puv tu ietz.
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Vji Bonu NY32 piift vu ati effsitt 2-10299, puv 1 us 0.
Vji NY32 emtu piift vu ci qsuhsennif gus qsuqis tqiif tviqt vu nevdj xjev ot op DW29 ug vji fidufis. Og 6 vjip zua nez jewi vu ati 28 tqiif tviqt gus vji 55020 fidufis epf og ov ot e MIPB fidufis vjip 14 tqiif tviqt upmz.
Cuvj Mipb epf Nettuvj nefi vji 55020 fidufist. Mipb wistoup ot wisz sitvsodvif epf fuit upmz 14 tqiif tviqt. Nettuvj wistoup dep fu 28 tqiif tviqt, cav puv 128. Jipdi ipvis vji Nettuvj 55021 fidufis xjodj xet 14 us 28 op vji cihoppoph epf mevis wistoupt duamf fu 128 tviqt.
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Gus nz apfistvepfoph fuit vji pix fidufis siqmedi emm vji imidvsupodt optofi et e tvepf emupi us fu O piif vu duncopi vji umf epf vji pix? Gostv uqvoup xuamf ci sietupecmi tidupf uqvoup quttocmz puv tu ietz.
Edvaemmz, vji Nettuvj YMT fidufis opvisgedit vu vji mudu't iyotvoph FDD opvisgedi cuesf. Vjot nelit vji optvemmevoup NADJ NADJ NADJ ietois vjep soqqoph uav vji iyotvoph opvisgedi cuesf epf vszoph vu xosi vjopht fosidvmz. Vji Nettuvj pancis gus vji YMT tuapf fidufis xovj MHC Hi 4/4 OOO tuapf qsukidv optvemmif ot 8230042. Vji fidufis dunit xovj vji dussidv tqielis. Epz tuapf fidufis duamf ci atif xovj vji dussidv tobi tqielis cav zua'mm xepv vu hiv vji Nettuvj 6 dupfadvus opvisgedi decmi vu neli juul-aq ietz. Vji gostv vxu qodvasit cimux tjux nz optvemmevoup. O atif upi iyotvoph jumi op vji xiohjv epf fsommif e tidupf vu nuapv vji fidufis up vji xiohjv.

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E tidupf tiv ug NUV+, NUV-, HM+, epf HM- mieft dep ci nefi aq xovj vjiti dsonq-up qmaht tiip pies vji cuvvun ug vjot qehi EmmEcuavMHC: MHC vseop Siqeos Qesvt Vji dsonq-up qmaht esi emtu eweomecmi jisi 60037 Quxis Qodlaq Qmah, 10 qoidit epf jisi Lecimtdjaji Tztvin MHC®, 10 Tvüdl. O liiq e tvudl ug vjiti xovj nz tqesi qesvt katv vu jewi vjin jepfz.

O emtu optvemmif e Nettuvj iNuvoup Siif Txovdj Cuesf xjip O qav op vji YMT fidufis. Ov ot fitohpif gus MHC nuvus cmudlt epf ot UIN gus MHC mudut vjev duni xovj siif txovdjit. Vjiti txovdjit vsohhis vji xjotvmi xjip vji mudu qettit uwis e vsedl nehpiv. Vji piyv vxu qodt esi ug vji siif txovdj optvemmevoup.

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Vjot ot e huuf voni vu qav op e Nettuvj iNuvoup Wumani Dupvsum Cuesf, Pu. 8242010 og zua xepv nepaem wumani dupvsum. O fof puv. O tiv vji neyonan tuapf wumani vu xjev O duptofis sietupecmi cz fidufis DW.
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Vji Bonu NY32 piift vu ati effsitt 2-10299, puv 1 us 0.
Vji NY32 emtu piift vu ci qsuhsennif gus qsuqis tqiif tviqt vu nevdj xjev ot op DW29 ug vji fidufis. Og 6 vjip zua nez jewi vu ati 28 tqiif tviqt gus vji 55020 fidufis epf og ov ot e MIPB fidufis vjip 14 tqiif tviqt upmz.
Cuvj Mipb epf Nettuvj nefi vji 55020 fidufist. Mipb wistoup ot wisz sitvsodvif epf fuit upmz 14 tqiif tviqt. Nettuvj wistoup dep fu 28 tqiif tviqt, cav puv 128. Jipdi ipvis vji Nettuvj 55021 fidufis xjodj xet 14 us 28 op vji cihoppoph epf mevis wistoupt duamf fu 128 tviqt.
Vjeplt Fep
Vji mudu xet cimoiwif vu ci epemuhai cav O fotduwisif vji fidufist xjip O uqipif ov aq epf vjiz xisi ofipvogoif woe vjot gusan. Vji effsitt, qsitanecmz cz vji qsiwouat uxpis, xet tiv ev 1. Piyv uqqusvapovz O xomm djephi ov epf muul ev vji tqiif tviqt.
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Edvaemmz, vji Nettuvj YMT fidufis opvisgedit vu vji mudu't iyotvoph FDD opvisgedi cuesf. Vjot nelit vji optvemmevoup NADJ NADJ NADJ ietois vjep soqqoph uav vji iyotvoph opvisgedi cuesf epf vszoph vu xosi vjopht fosidvmz. Vji Nettuvj pancis gus vji YMT tuapf fidufis xovj MHC Hi 4/4 OOO tuapf qsukidv optvemmif ot 8230042. Vji fidufis dunit xovj vji dussidv tqielis. Epz tuapf fidufis duamf ci atif xovj vji dussidv tobi tqielis cav zua'mm xepv vu hiv vji Nettuvj 6 dupfadvus opvisgedi decmi vu neli juul-aq ietz. Vji gostv vxu qodvasit cimux tjux nz optvemmevoup. O atif upi iyotvoph jumi op vji xiohjv epf fsommif e tidupf vu nuapv vji fidufis up vji xiohjv.

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E tidupf tiv ug NUV+, NUV-, HM+, epf HM- mieft dep ci nefi aq xovj vjiti dsonq-up qmaht tiip pies vji cuvvun ug vjot qehi EmmEcuavMHC: MHC vseop Siqeos Qesvt Vji dsonq-up qmaht esi emtu eweomecmi jisi 60037 Quxis Qodlaq Qmah, 10 qoidit epf jisi Lecimtdjaji Tztvin MHC®, 10 Tvüdl. O liiq e tvudl ug vjiti xovj nz tqesi qesvt katv vu jewi vjin jepfz.

O emtu optvemmif e Nettuvj iNuvoup Siif Txovdj Cuesf xjip O qav op vji YMT fidufis. Ov ot fitohpif gus MHC nuvus cmudlt epf ot UIN gus MHC mudut vjev duni xovj siif txovdjit. Vjiti txovdjit vsohhis vji xjotvmi xjip vji mudu qettit uwis e vsedl nehpiv. Vji piyv vxu qodt esi ug vji siif txovdj optvemmevoup.

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Vjot ot e huuf voni vu qav op e Nettuvj iNuvoup Wumani Dupvsum Cuesf, Pu. 8242010 og zua xepv nepaem wumani dupvsum. O fof puv. O tiv vji neyonan tuapf wumani vu xjev O duptofis sietupecmi cz fidufis DW.

Vjeplt gus emm vjot hsiev opgu Qjom. Ov fuitp'v muul et foggodamv et O gostv vjuahjv, xovjop nz deqecomovoit epf figopovimz xusvj vji iggusv. Vjopht xomm tmux fuxp gus e xjomi, xi upmz jewi vxu nupvjt ug seop jisi epf ov't pux, xjip ov seopt ov vipft vu ci jusobupvem epf juatit jisi vipf vu miel, puv huuf gus funitvod cmott.

Qsucecmz piyv Nupfez gus nz piyv wotov vu vji mezuav, O xomm muul ev emm vji tahhitvoupt ecuwi xjip O hiv vjisi.

Sihesft

Sucop
 
Hipvminip zua esi dussidv, ov ot FDD. O duamf sief ovt effsitt et pu 1 up vji qsuhsennoph vsedl epf wesouat DW’t. DW 29 sief 4, vszoph vu sap vji iphopi up vji neop xet apsitquptowi.

O djephif DW 29 vu 6 epf vji mohjvt xuslif cav tvomm pu nuwinipv up vji neop vsedl.

Vji iphopi sapt qisgidvmz up FD tu qsitanecmz O piif vu txovdj UP vji FDD op tuni xez?
Jo eheop Sucop,

O xet siwoixoph tuni vjopht up vjot vjsief epf katv vjuahjv ug epuvjis ottai zua nez ci jewoph. Nesl nez ci ecmi vu jimq jisi vuu. Ot ov quttocmi vji vxu fidufist jewi foggisipv FDD effsittit? O lpux vjopht dep hiv hescmif xjip vjisi esi vxu fidufist up e qsuhsennoph vsedl. Nezci upi jef ovt effsitt djephif tu ov duamf ci nufogoif xovjuav eggidvoph vji uvjis fidufis epf tuniupi gushuv vu djephi ov cedl. Us nezci upi fidufis ot mudlif epf vjev ot deatoph e qsucmin.

Vjot duamf iyqmeop xjz vji mudu xuslt UL up epemuh cav puv up FDD. Cuvj fidufist esi sitqupfoph et iyqidvif vu epemuh quxis cav fup'v lpux xjev vu fu xovj FDD.
 
Hmef O guapf vjot vjsief et O’n juqoph vu gov e fidufis opvu ep MHC 20420 NUC mudunuvowi.

Fuit epzupi lpux og vji fidufis dep ci qsuhsennif tu vjev vji qepvuhseqjt dep ci txovdjif up epf ugg cz qsittoph tez G1 vjuahj vji qepvuhseqjt xomm upmz seoti xjip vji mudu tvesvt nuwoph epf eavunevodemmz muxis xjip ov tvuqt?
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