13
4.4.1 Cable
colours
The cables of all SILVER decoders follow the same colour code.
Having connected one decoder, you will know exactly what to do
the next time.
Cable colour code:
red
Track connection, right-hand side
black
Track connection, left-hand side
orange
Motor, one connection
grey
Motor, the other connection
white
Function output A, lights at front for direction-dependent
lighting
yellow
Function output B, lights at back for direction-dependent
lighting
green
Function output C
purple
Function output D
blue
Function positive common
4.4.2
Motor and track connection
If you separate the track and motor connection while installing
the locomotive decoder, please note which track connection
belongs to which motor connection. Please wire as follows:
Red
track connection belongs to the
orange
motor connection
Solder the red cable to the right track connection and the orange
cable to the motor connection which was previously connected to
the right track connection.
Black
track connection belongs to the
grey
motor connection
Solder the black cable to the left track connection and the grey
cable to the motor connection which was previously connected to
the left track connection.
For the ABC module and the conventional operation to work
properly, observe the following when connecting the track and
motor:
If you are operating a steam locomotive and you are looking
from the driver’s cab to the smoke stack while the locomotive is
moving
forward
(i.e. the smoke stack leads), the red cable of