N Scale - Digitrax - SDN144K0A - Digital Decoder - Kato Precision Railroad Models - P42, E8, PA1, F40

Specific Item Information: Board Replacement SoundFX/Mobile/FX3 Function Decoder for Kato P42, E8, PA1, F40 and similar locoss

• 1 Amp Continuous/1.3 Amp Peak Rating
• 13mm 8 Ohm round speaker
• 100uF capacitor
• Full Digitrax Series 4 mobile decoder feature set:
  • Speed Tables
  • Simplified Scaleable Back EMF
  • Advanced Consisting
  • Forward and Reverse Trim
  • Transponding
  • Supersonic Motor Drive
  • Decoder Lock and much more
• Use PR3 and SoundLoader Software to download your own fully customizable sound scheme to the decoder
• No external sensor required for sound workload changes

Prototype Description: A Digital Decoder is a small piece of electronics installed in model railroad items, to start with in locomotives, to which a unique ID or address is assigned, and that allows to control the said item from a centralized control station using its address.
Thus it becomes possible to control individually multiple locomotives running on the same power district, which is not possible on analog layouts.
Though several digital systems exist, the most predominant is the Digital Command Control or DCC that was invented in the 1980's by Lenz Elektronik GmbH and adopted in 1993 as a NMRA standard.

Road Name History: KATO U.S.A. was established in 1986, with the first U.S. locomotive model (the GP38-2, in N-Scale) released in 1987. Since that time, KATO has come to be known as one of the leading manufacturers of precision railroad products for the modeling community. KATO's parent company, Sekisui Kinzoku Co., Ltd., is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Brand/Importer Information: Digitrax is a full time professional company dedicated to bringing superior engineering, quality and affordability to model railroaders everywhere. The first time we ran a digital command control system we knew we couldn't live without one but, we couldn't afford it either. Digitrax decoders and command stations are our answers for model railroaders who want to enjoy the excitement of Complete Train Control without taking out a second mortgage. The system is affordable and flexible. You can get started with Digitrax Digital Command Control for a small initial expenditure with one of our starter sets and then expand as your needs and interests grow. Your system can be as simple or as complex as you wish, IT'S UP TO YOU!