Broadway Limited Paragon QSI Decoder Replacement + SMD LED Headlight Upgrade (see description)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ค. 2024
- Hey guys! Today I decided to upgrade a recently acquiered BLI K4s with old QSI sound to my favorite PRR sound decoder, TCS WOWsound! Along the way I also upgrade the really dim headlight bulb with a warm white SMD LED and also talk a little bit about these old QSI K4s. These engines are heavy and built REALLY well. Hope you enjoy!
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Materials used:
TCS WOW121 Steam decoder 1525
3v warm white SMD LED (found on ebay)
1.27m pitch pin headers (to plug into 21 pin decoders)
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Wiring diagrams for 21 pin decoders can be found online on TCS's website: tcsdcc.com/node/2048#21
The wiring for the old QSI equipped 6 wire plug BLI locos are in the following order:
-Track Right
-Motor +
-Headlight +
-Headlight -
-Motor -
Track Left
where track right is on the right side of the plug, and track left is on the left side of the plug, if you view the plug on the loco from the engineer/fireman's point of view. Good luck!
Chapters:
0:00 QSI sound demo
0:46 Info on engine
6:13 Light Upgrade
9:33 Sound Upgrade
14:05 Final Demo - ภาพยนตร์และแอนิเมชัน
INFO ON WIRING DIAGRAMS AND PARTS INFO IN DESCRIPTION!
Two things to note:
1. I didnt show how I added the new headlight LED in, but literally just cut the wires off of the bulb and solder them to your light of choice, and fit it into the headlight housing. Make sure you use heat shrink tubing to insulate the wire connections so they dont short out.
2. I hardwire 21 pin decoders because it saves money. Yes, using a 9 pin decoder or a 21 pin plus decoder buddy is much easier and is recommended if youre new to soldering, but also adds $10 to the price of each engine install. When you have a lot of engines, the savings are worth it in the long run.
Nice work man. I found that the BLI K4's were the most unorthodox in wire design compared to their other line-up of models. It makes it a bit trickier to work on than the rest, mainly if they are probably P2-P3. After finishing my streamlined K4 with the TCS WOW1517 install. I am sure to bring some fun content when I upload it.
you mean their paragon 3 streamlined k4 haha, you should specify that. Excited to see the vid!
@@trainman440 Well, all the K4's in general is different than your usual Broadway steam engine. The K4 has a double end male plug tether, which I have yet to see on another BLI model. 🤔
Glad to see it went to a good home! That headlight was annoyingly dim for sure, and I could’ve tried a bit harder on that 3D printed cylinder cap but it was close enough I called it good. I’ve got a QSI era Hudson that I’m planning to swap the decoder for after a while.
The piston looks fine, I think you did a good job, its just that the nature of 3d printing resulting in an uneven surface, and the fact that its glossy black is a little bothersome. With some sanding and paint it should look better. Im going to contact BLI to see if they have any replacement parts, and if not I'll do what I said above.
I also just changed my ebay username to trainman440, so hopefully in the future I can save some sellers the ebay fees by purchasing via paypal :) Cheers!
@@trainman440 that’s a good idea actually, I never thought of that.
Probably already been said, but heatshrink tubing over each pin on the header that you've soldered a wire to will make each wired connection just that little more secure. Great sound now, even with the low-end speakers as you say. 🙂
I agree, that would help however I usually only do heatshrink if theres a chance for the pins to touch due to movement. These pins are really sturdy, I dont see any chance for the wires to accidently touch given that I did the initial soldering job correctly. I even use an xacto knife and run it between the pins after I do the soldering to make sure nothing is touching. I might start incorporating heatshrink in my 21 pin installs in the future. Cheers!
Awesome it sounds so much better! Would you happen to do commissions for fitting new sound upgrades to other models?
hey I do! email me at trainman460@gmail.com for more info on models and pricing.
Hi! Welcome back! I have a question: were the trucks on the T1 tender black or Brunswick Green (or some other color)?
Hey! They were black. along with the tender chassis, engine wheels and chassis.
I have installed a 21pin header in my BLI QSI class J and I found a Pin out wired it up and my TCS WOW decoder is getting really warm and the engine wont run I double checked everything ands its driving me crazy.
sounds like you have something shorting. good chance you burnt your decoder.
@@trainman440 I had the tender chassis grounded to the decoder buddy I was using, and luckily it did not burn out my decoader. I got a new one and I insulated it this time now it works great.
@@bupbead2731 awesome! so glad you were able to figure it out. And that its not a burnt decoder. Good stuff!
Hi 👋 I have a question? what is your favorite UK steam locomotive?. just asking.
I dont know anything about UK steam locomotives so I dont have a favorite. Cheers!
Okay 👌
ill be replacing a paragon 4 Reading T1 with steam101 and deleting the smoke unit. i hate the paragon sounds
me too lol, they dont sound great. At the same time though, I hate spending another $100 for a decoder ontop of the price of the engine itself. Personally if I were you I would try to find a PCM (paragon 1) QSI Reading T1. Those are cheaper (despite being the same engine with same tooling), AND they have a huge lead weight inside the smokebox instead of a smoke unit, since it was made before BLI started adding smoke to their engines. They will pull much more as a result.