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*** UPDATED 12-3-14 Your help please in a setting in the Digitrax DSC-50 Zephyr control

Tue, 2014-12-02 12:29 — rickwade

*** UPDATE*** I sent an email to Digitrax about this problem and received an email response in minutes; however, I had already tried their suggestion and it didn't work. When I emailed them back I got a phone call from them about 5 minutes later - talk about customer service!!!

After trying a few things with them it was determined that my DCS50 has a problem that will require returning it to Digitrax for repair. Thanks to all who tried to help!

Functionnal Sunbeam Headlight.

Sat, 2014-11-29 17:51 — scribbelt

Hello, I recently purchased an HO Canadian National Athearn Rotary snowplow with tender.

The rotary blade works on DC only, I want to install a Digitrax DH 126 D decoder so I can control the speed of the blade and also being able to turn it off. I also want to install a working sunbeam headlight.

What would you recommend, for the sunbeam itself and also the bulb.

Thank you.

Serge

Size of Power Districts

Sat, 2014-11-29 10:42 — NoNameRailroad

I'm building a new N-scale layout and I'm new to DCC. I'm ready to start wiring, and I'm trying to plan the number of power districts and breakers that I'll need. How "big" should a power district be? That is, can the size of a power district be defined by the number of turnouts in the district that may cause a short, or the length of track in a district, or any other parameter? Any advice would be helpful.

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Adding sound to an N scale diesel

Adding sound to an N scale diesel - Model trains - MRH article December 2014

DCC Impulses: A look at LokSound DCC

DCC Impulses: A look at LokSound DCC - Model trains - MRH column December 2014

Wire - save it? toss it?

Fri, 2014-11-28 13:25 — nbrodar

I'm down to the last part of deconstruction, pulling out the old wiring - 14 gauge, stranded, color coded. Toss it or save it for reuse?

Nick

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Detect DCC decoder in an engine

Thu, 2014-11-27 06:13 — skmeyer13

I thought I remember seeing an advertisement for a product that automatically detected the DCC decoder installed in an engine. Can anyone help identify a product (or products) that do this? Thanks.

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Older Soundtraxx LC Sound Decoder Issues...

Tue, 2014-11-25 21:08 — SteamDieselGuy

Hello Folks,

I purchased a steam locomotive several weeks ago, and today got around
to trying to get it put together and running properly. It came with one of the
older Soundtraxx LC series decoders. ( DSD-090LC Micro #821101 )

I am having problems with the sound. I have been through everything I can
find online for trouble shooting this thing, and am running out of ideas here.

Here's what's happening (or not happening)...

CN Pine Street Spur modules

Tue, 2014-11-25 20:57 — rtalukdar

A move this summer effectively halted work on my recreation of CN's Waterloo spur running between Kitchener and Elmira, ON. Since the basement in our new home would require some finishing, I started thinking about building an Inglenook switching layout to practice techniques and to hopefully retain the interest of my eldest son. Somehow he doesn't understand how it can take months/years to build a layout. Go figure.