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Date: 09/30/14 18:28
Atlas C420 Soundtraxx/QSI Swap
Author: jburek

I'd like to swap the factory installed QSI sound decoder for a Soundtraxx Tsunami AT1000 251C sound decoder. What I thought would be a simple swap looks more involved than I thought after looking under the hood. Lots of extra "stuff" on the QSI board than there is on the Tsunami board including what looks like 2 capacitors. Anyone have experience with this? Any advice appreciated - thanks...
jburek

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Date: 09/30/14 19:12
Re: Atlas C420 Soundtraxx/QSI Swap
Author: bigmc83

Anything attached to the board should go. I swapped a QSI for a Tsunami in a Dash 8-40C and the only wires I had to deal with were the rail pickups, speaker, and lights. These are typically on the end of the board. Any capacitors needed should be hard-wired to the board. Good luck, and I think you will be pleased with the results!

-Sean

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Date: 09/30/14 22:29
Re: Atlas C420 Soundtraxx/QSI Swap
Author: Splitrock323

I am in the middle of doing the same thing on two of my C-420's. I hope to not have too many issues.

Thomas G.

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