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Dapol N SR Schools Class 4-4-0

Kit: Zimo MX648 with Zimo MicroCube speaker

Just gorgeous, this Schools Class from Dapol! Not a lot of space in the tender, but our standard approach for Dapol steamers of decoder on top of the motor, and speaker behind works just fine, albeit just a MicroCube.

Here is SR 910 'Merchant Taylor' before beginning the upgrade...

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Tender stripped of the DCC socket and components across the motor, MicroCube sits up behind the motor, unwanted wires removed from the decoder, and decoder-sized hole made in the coal load.

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Wiring all the same as ever... orange and grey to the motor, red and black to pickups, purples to speaker - very simple... then fit decoder into the hole we just made, protect and seal (we used simple double-sided tape). Connect up and test.

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Now for a new coal load. Electrical tape temporarily on the tender body sides to protect from seeping glue while the crushed lump coal is added.

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Clean off and adjust stray bits of coal if necessary, teasing into a pleasing shape before the glue dries, and removing any excess lumps.

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So the finished article!

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