DCC - Electrical

Soundbox - Sound for the Un-Soundable

I have a web article about making a dcc soundbox at:

www.pacificcoastairlinerr.com/1879/soundbox/

Harold

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Working rotary beacon on Genesis F units

I am looking to put operating rotary beacons on my Athearn Genesis F units. These are sound equipped with the older MRC decoders. Any one have any suggestions if this will be programmable with the mars light feature?

Thanks, Thomas

install new decoder

Hello everyone!

I have a Bachman GP30 DCC on board and I want to install a new decoder. I think Bachman is a basic decoder because the motor is poor running. I am a novice but I want to install  the new decoder myself.

This is a picture of the Bachman  decoder:http://yfrog.com/0xdscf1652wj

Can you help me?

Is it posible to use an N scale decoder in an HO engine

   I was wondering if it was posible to put an N scale decoder in an HO engine. I thought I saw an add in

   one of the model railroad magazines that Digitrax was advertising one of thier N scale decoders would

    work in tight spaces. Has anybody out there done this.

     ron netti

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Only Athearn Locos causing a problem - Any ideas?

Digitrax PM42 and Athearn SD45T-2 problem.

wiring dcc to an older AHM Rivarossi 060 usra switcher more info please

   A few weeks ago I posted a question about wiring an 060 AHM switcher for dcc snd was told that the red

   wire is always on the right and black is to the left now every decoder has an orange and grey wire they

   have to be wired to something my understanding is that the grey wire is negative and the orange is positive

   but when I conect them this way and program the decoder the engine makes a few clicking sounds like its

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DCC Sound Decoders and Coreless Motors



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