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Begin by removing the front coupler and pocket.
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Gently pry the sides of the locomotive and remove shell.  Unplug the 8 ping plug from the oem board.
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For this installation, I used a Digitrax DH165L0 which is a drop in replacement for this and many other Proto 1000 models.
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I placed a piece of double sided tape on top of the motor frame and secured the decoder to it.  I then plugged the 8 ping plug into the decoder.
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The procedure is the same for the B unit except you do not need to remove either coupler pocket.
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After installing the decoder in the B unit, I placed it on the track for a test run.  With the throttle set to 0 the locomotive immediately started moving also causing an enormous drain on the dcc system.  After testing the jumper plug with my voltmeter, I found that P3 and P4 were conducting current between each other.  I used my magnifying glass and discovered that the solder was touching on top of the plug between P3 and P4.  After a little filing, I put the decoder back in and everything worked great.

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