Installing Märklin 60841/60842 m84 with 8 Independent Light Groups (Beginner Episode 8a)
This video shows you how to install and use the Märklin m84 decoder for lights by connecting it to the lights powered by a light transformer. The video describes how to install both the newest black edition Märklin 60842 and the older white edition Märklin 60841 of the m84 decoder. It is show how to use the m84 with both the Mobile Station 2 (MS2) and the Central Station 3 (CS3).
It is illustrated how to install Faller 180110 LED lattice light masts using a 12V DC power supply and Viessmann 5080 clock using a 16V AC power supply. You can connect a group of lights to each connector of the m84. Additionally, it is show how to reconfigure the m84 such that you can light 8 independent groups of lights
ALWAYS do the installation with POWER OFF. Read the manual and safety instructions.
Tips & How to included:
How to install m84
How to connect lights to the m84
How to configure 8 independent light groups
How to connect lights with separate power source to the m84
How to use the m84 with MS2 & CS3
How to troubleshoot using the LEDs
How to string m83/m84 together
Tip: Connect same color to center and the red/green of the connector
Tip: You can connect a group of lights to each connector
Tip: you can use different power supply on each of the 4 connector groups
Tip: Reprogram CVs by going into DCC mode
Enjoy and have fun with model trains :-)
Interesting links (English):
Märklin: https://www.maerklin.de/en
M84 white Märklin 60841: https://www.maerklin.de/en/products/d...
M84 black MFX Märklin 60842: https://www.maerklin.de/en/products/d...
Chapters
00:00 Intro
03:34 What is in the box?
08:04 Faller 180110 Lights and Viessmann 5080 Clock
10:00 Considerations when connecting lights
10:53 Installing the m84
11:10 Turn off Märklin hobby light signal support
12:04 Set address for m84
16:07 Connecting m84 to the track
19:30 Connecting Faller 12V DC lights to m84
24:51 Connecting Viessmann 16V AC clock to m84
27:51 Installation review
28:54 MS2: Using the m84
32:48 MS2 60842 (black): Reconfigure for 8 light groups
38:55 MS2: Using m84 with 8 light groups
42:04 MS2 60841 (white): Reconfigure for 8 light groups
44:01 CS3 60842 (black): Add the m84 decoder
46:35 CS3 60842 (black): Using the m84 decoder
48:03 CS3 60842 (black): Reconfigure for 8 light groups
51:37 CS3 60842 (black): Using m84 with 8 light groups
53:24 CS3 60841 (white): Add the m84 decoder
56:28 CS3 60841 (white): Using the m84 decoder
57:06 CS3 60841 (white): Reconfigure for 8 light groups
1:09:30 CS3 60841 (white): Using m84 with 8 light groups
1:10:00 m84 trouble shooting used the LEDs
1:14:04 Connecting multiple m84/m83
1:16:20 DC vs AC lights
1:18:13 Summary and Hints