ESU 59741 LokPilot 5 micro DCC Kato USA

Description

The ESU 59741 LokPilot 5 Micro DCC Direct Kato USA is the latest N scale drop-in offering from ESU, a nice companion to their large collection of LokSound 5 drop in decoders. This particular drop-in decoder has been designed to suit N scale Kato locomotives, and can also be fit to similarly narrow bodied locomotives of other manufacturers such as Fox Valley (please note this is a rough guide only).

It can be fitted to the following Kato N scale locomotives:

• ES44AC
• AC4400
• C44-9W
• SD70MAC
• SD70 original version
• SD40/45 DCC friendly version
• SD40-2 early, snoot
• SD70ACe
• SD70M revised
• SD40-2 mid production
• U30C/C30-7 revised DCC version

Note this ESU 59741 LokPilot 5 micro DCC Kato USA decoder is specifically designed for the Australian and American markets, hence it will only support standard NMRA compatible DCC systems. It will not support Motorola (MM), Selectrix (SX) and mfx (M4) capable systems. It also doesn’t support running on AC analogue systems.

• NRMA DCC data format with function mapping
• Dimensions: 60 x 10.1 x 3.2mm
• Track voltage: Unspecified, assumed to work on all standard track voltages
• Motor max continuous current: 0.75A
• Motor peak current (~20 sec): Unspecified in manual
• Amplified functions max total current: Each output may draw up to 180mA
• 6 amplified function outputs on solder pads, 2 SMD LED’s at either end that can be replaced by 3mm LED’s (6 total)
• Stay alive capacitor/ESU power pack connection pads
• Shunting mode
• Support for automatic uncoupling
• Addresses 1-10239
• Lighting effects: flashing, dimming, soft start, American lighting effects, etc.
• Advanced momentum features
• Railcom
• Operable on DC

View on the ESU website: https://www.esu.eu/en/products/lokpilot/lokpilot-5-micro-dcc-kato-usa/