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Text Box: We thought long and hard about the creation of our AD1 and AD4 accessory decoders... and we researched carefully too! Examining existing competitive products quickly showed that there was no shortage of clever products. Most of those we tested worked reasonably well of course... but what we also found was over-complication, difficult set-up needs and hard to read manuals. We also found remarkably low power handling among stall motor accessory decoders which tended to let voltage collapse under load AND had a variety of very inconvenient programming methods... needing jumpers and the like. Also, Set-up often required complex programming & several otherwise nice products also had limitations on very desirable options such as the ability to have remote / DCC and easy local control with pushbuttons as well as other things that just made things harder than they needed to! AD1 and AD4 were custom designed to fix all these issues! Our decision was therefore to create a stall-motor type accessory decoder that is built well, simple to understand, easily set-up, stable in operation and needing no complex wiring yet with versatility and flexibility of use. We hope you will agree that the AD1 and AD4 meet our target and fulfil your need in the way you wanted! We know that Cobalt point motors are being welcomed by both DC and DCC modellers so we have also made AD1 & AD4 both DC and DCC compatible. Wiring and installing AD1 & AD4 really is so simple that even a novice will find them easy to use, however they are also very flexible... so as with our Cobalt point motor manual, we have chosen to take the time to tell you not only how to set them up, but also how to use them in several ways that you may find useful. For a copy of the AD1 & AD4 manual in PDF format, click here (Try as we will we also know that there will always be more questions than we thought of here and that sometimes, we will describe something in a way that is still not 100% clear to you..or perhaps still needs added detail or qualification in relation to your specific layout. If that happens, or if you have any questions at all about installation or operation possibilities, please feel free to telephone or e-mail us. Contact details are provided at the bottom each page on this website.

Text Box: AD1 and AD4 accessory decoders in brief... The DCCconcepts AD1 and AD4 Accessory decoders are easy to wire, simple to install, easy to program and versatile in operation. * Simple wiring: As few as four wires for an AD1 for one or two Cobalt or tortoise type motors, and only 10 wires will wire the 4-way AD4 to 4 motors including panel lights! Add just two wires more per point motor, and you can also have both push button control and a control panel as well as DCC control and automation! * Simple set-up: A simple switch puts Cobalt accessory decoders into learn mode, and once you have told it its address… one more click of the switch and its operational. * Simple physical Installation: AD1 fits conveniently into the recess on one side of your Cobalt point motor - Or if you prefer, you can fix it locally or anywhere you like with either #4 screws or double sided tape. AD4 installs the same way! * No special or heavy wire needed. Current draw is very low so you can wire any AD1 or AD4 and its associated switches with relatively fine wire - 6 core 7x.02 alarm wire or even telephone cable is more than adequate, so neat and tidy wiring is easy , low cost and convenient. * No soldering at all…. Except for added LEDS With self locking connectors on Cobalt and screw terminals on AD1 and AD4, wiring is quick, easy and should you want to change things, simple to undo and rearrange. * Higher power than others in their class Cobalt AD1 and AD4 can comfortably handle two or 3 Cobalt point motors per channel. * Easy automation without complication: You can now use those “macros” or “routes” that your NCE, Lenz, Digitrax, Gaugemaster or ESU ECOS can set-up with no added complications You can also easily trigger operation of AD1 and AD4 with reed or treadle switches, detectors or indeed anything that will respond to the presence of a train or wheel - So you can easily automate Wyes & reverse loops for hands free operation

 

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NOTE: packs have basic instructions…

The full manual is available here by clicking this link

Text Box: DCD-AD1 Text Box: Single Cobalt Accessory Decoder Text Box: $14.95 ea

Text Box: DCD-AD4 Text Box: Four-way Cobalt Accessory Decoder Text Box: $54.95 ea

 

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