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  1. DCC Forum (Digital Command Control)
    I’m about to start building my first layout. The plan is for n scale and DCC. My previous experience in the hobby was preDCC and pre n scale. Accord to what I’ve read there is an issue with DCC and turnouts. I’ve read that Peco Electrofrog turnouts can be used without modification. Is this...
  2. HO Scale
    Hello, I'm a newbie to the model trains. Currently, I got a set of HO scale Bachmann EZ (gray bed) tracks from which I have created a double oval double intersecting layout using an X crossing, two turnouts, and a bunch of other straight and curved tracks. I also got three locomotives and a few...
  3. HO Scale
    Thanks you for trying to help first off, I am new and I just bought a Walthers SD60 dcc ready, I dropped in a Soundtraxx MC1H104p21 into the 21 pin decoder slot (I checked the orientation no issues there). I bought an NCE Power Cab to control it with. I have a 14x7 loop of track with a bus and...
  4. General Model Train Discussion
    Unless there is a sentimental value there, seems like it is cheaper to buy a DCC loco vs taking a DC one and retrofitting it with a DCC chip. Any thoughts here? How much would you pay a service to install a DC loco with a DCC chip, including labor back-and-forth, shipping, chip, etc?
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  5. HO Scale
    Hello All I have a DCC power question: In my yard I have 10-15 locos sitting in quiet mode (CV 113). I want to put in a switch to have the option to kill all the power to the yard. I know this kind of goes against DCC practice, but even in quiet mode all the locos fire up when I turn on the...
  6. DCC Forum (Digital Command Control)
    At an HO scale modular layout this weekend (Digitrax system, 5-Amp power districts), whenever we had more than two (2) QSI Ho sound decoders in the same power district, our circuit would trip, and would not reset until no more than two QSI-equipped locos were left in that power district. By...
  7. HO Scale
    I am a little familiar with the older trains but lost on, the newer ones. I recently bought a few nice looking Life-Like HO engines, and one said DCC Sound On Board. So that one is clear. The others say nothing. I took a couple of pictures of one of the engines and would like some help to know...
  8. HO Scale
    ANYONE have a good clear instruction book/manual/article in mind?? I want to install DCC in old Mantua and Bowser locomotives (I have 43). Will buy a DCC controller and DCC decoders. Suggestions ? I would like to do it well and not fry a few decoders on the learning curve. Am just...
  9. DCC Forum (Digital Command Control)
    Hi all, I am currently experiencing some issues with a sound locomotive I recently bought. It is my first ever DCC/Sound locomotive, and I don't know much about it but it was advertised as having a Lenz decoder. I used CV 7 to try and figure out what kind exactly and it returned '75' which...
  10. HO Scale
    Hello all!!! I have had my main line track pinned down for 14+ months. No changes or modifications. The weirdest thing happened a few times the other day. A loco running on the main stopped dead 12 inches past a power drop. The track was dead for a few feet in front of the loco. The next...
  11. DCC Forum (Digital Command Control)
    Hi all, I have a wiring question I was hoping to get some insight on before I started. I have a layout that's DC only common-rail with blocks controlled by spdt switches. I want to add a DCC controller so I can have the choice to operate DC or DCC (never both). Based on some research, I've come...
  12. DCC Forum (Digital Command Control)
    I am new to DCC I am wondering how to use MRC controller with Bachmann EZ track DCC switches.
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  13. HO Scale
    I was testing a new-to-me Genesis FEF-3 Greyhound which came DC from Athearn, I think it's a model from around 10 years ago. It ran fine on a basic controller on my layout. When I plugged in an E-Z Command Control Center from Bachmann (My DCC system) that can run a DC locomotive it simply...
  14. HO Scale
    Hello!! I'm sure this question has been asked a million times, but will larger locos and longer rolling stock navigate a #4 turnout in the yard? I know #6 is better, but I was trying to save some space as the #4 is a couple inches shorter. My DCC layout is using code 83 Atlas track with...
  15. HO Scale
    Hey there, some time ago I picked up an old tooling Bachmann GP40 (pictures from an archived version of the ebay listing, can provide seller information if anyone wants) to use for a donor chassis, but it turned out to be too old for the project so I've kept it as is. I believe the tooling is...
  16. N Scale
    I am having issues with the two end cars dcc chips in my new KATO GWR HITATCHI SET. The power car chip was fitted and works well. The two end car chips are fitted and programmed but the lights do not opperate correctly. They turn on and off. One end is white and the other red. When the direction...
  17. DCC Forum (Digital Command Control)
    Hello, all. Getting into the hobby in my mid-60's. It really helps me to directly ask questions rather than do a lengthy search that may not yield what I'm looking for; hope this is not a problem, as I'm sure I will be asking questions that have been answered many times before. My layout is...
  18. DCC Forum (Digital Command Control)
    Hello, I recently finished my first ever layout. Everything was working great until my DCC loco suddenly stopped on the tracks while it was moving. The reverse light on the loco remains lit whenever the train is on a live track, no matter if the controller is set to forward, reverse, or brake. I...
  19. HO Scale
    Hi. I am trying to program a Dapol b4 steam loco and I got the Dapol Imperium 6 pin decoder with it. I am trying to program the loco to my DCC layout and the fire box is glowing showing the decoder is put in correctly, but when I try to program is reads “can not read CV”. Any tips on what to...
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  20. Beginner Q & A
    I am currently designing my own layout and are considering putting in signals. If I am going to do it, I plan on using the Azatrax block signal system (Model railroad block signal control circuit), but I would like to know who makes good quality signals that aren't too complicated. I hear Custom...
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