DCC What decoder for coach lighting in 7mm - decision made

[Dog Star]

I want to fit a decoder into a 7mm carriage to control which lights are lit - I say which because the GWR in the Edwardian period was still using one or more lights for marking the end of the train. The decoder ought to have the ability to turn on / turn off up to four lighting circuits, each circuit being one or two LED "lamps". Peter and I use ESU decoders for locomotives and configurer those decoders with a LOK-Programmer so our preference is for an ESU product.

Initial searching on the net suggests that an ESU Lokpilot FX-Nano might be the way to go... the part number is 53620. What does the collective WT wisdom think about this decoder for our need?

thank you, Graham

 

[Dog Star]

After several days of searching and talking to UK retail outlets for ESU decoders the decision as to which decoder has been made and more by default than by decision. As far as I can tell, the Lokpilot FX-Nano is not available off-the-shelf in the UK - "sorry sir, no demand". So I have had to go with the Lokpilot FX, part number 54620, which arrived from DCC Concepts in 15 hours from point of order.

regards, Graham

 

[Caggers]

And has this satified the need?

 

[Dog Star]

And has this satified the need?

Yes, Peter has got the AUX output(s) of the LokPilot FX to go on and off from button presses on the Lenz 100 handset.

 

[Caggers]

Cool, do you have some pictures, you know we love pictures...