Kato EM13 and FL12 DCC Decoders: E4 Shinkansen

The Kato EM13 and FL12 drop-in decoders, when used in Kato “DCC Friendly” models, are basic but fairly nice, and dead-simple to install. In this post, I demonstrate how to install them into Kato’s E4 shinkansen (bullet train). In a previous post, I installed these decoders into a Kato E231-500.
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Kato EM13 and FL12 DCC Decoders: E231-500 Yamanote Line

EM13 and FL12 Decoders

Stack of EM13 and FL12 decoders

The Kato EM13 and FL12 drop-in decoders, when used in Kato “DCC Friendly” models, are basic but fairly nice, and dead-simple to install. In this post, I demonstrate how to install them into Kato’s E231-500 Yamanote Line. In a later post, I’ll show how to install them into an E4 shinkansen.
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