A little surprise

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I took the body off the Tornado to get a closer look at the damaged front beams and uncovered a little surprise.

a digital control chip

This tiny board is a Digital Command Control chip, which is a key part of the digital control systems for model railways. Essentially, it allows you to control trains with a computer, rather than a dial on a box.

I’m not in the market to upgrade my fleet to digital control so I’m taking it out, but it was an interesting find, especially since the previous owner had said nothing about it (and may not have known).