A compact NEXT18 motherboard for use with NEXT18 decoders only.
 
The Decoder Buddy N18 fits in small, height restricted spaces. It works well in HO, HOn3 and some wide-bodied N-Scale locomotives. Please flip through additional photos on this page for installation examples.
 
The N18 motherboard includes:
 
One Next18 Decoder receptacle
Two pairs of track input pads
One pair of motor output pads
6 lighting outputs with onboard resistors for LEDs
One pair of speaker pads
The N18 has one set of stay alive pads for 2 wire applications (all manufacturer’s decoders, including ESU, can use NixTrainz 2-wire Power Bridge III stay-alives)
 
Dimensions: 35.9mm-long x 13.34mm-wide x 2.7mm-tall
 
4.15mm-tall w/Soundtraxx TSU-N18 decoder installed
5mm-tall w/ESU 58828 decoder installed