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Moderator 2,265 posts Nelsonb111563 Moderator 2,265 posts
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After attending the Amhearst Hobby Show and finding a few good deals (this is one of them) on sound decoders, I will install one in a Bachmann GP30 that was originally DCC only.  This is a straightforward install and although it is somewhat step by step, I see it as an overview on how I do it.  This enging was one of those purchases I made when I was just getting into DCC.  The engine always runs very well but I knew that a quality decoder would make a difference.   Just getting around to it now and I hope to show how I do it!

 

Nelson Beaudry,  Principle/CEO

Kennebec, Penobscot and Northern RR Co.
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I have linked it to my Facebook page.

Here is where to find my Facebook page.  You don't need Facebook to view it.

 

Nelson Beaudry,  Principle/CEO

Kennebec, Penobscot and Northern RR Co.
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Short video testing the install

 

Nelson Beaudry,  Principle/CEO

Kennebec, Penobscot and Northern RR Co.
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g0 Regular poster 185 posts
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Try this link:

http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=339678756513419&id=141854396295857 -Fuzzy
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Short video on the engine startup, notch and shutdown.

 

Nelson Beaudry,  Principle/CEO

Kennebec, Penobscot and Northern RR Co.
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Headlights

Trying my hand at installing 0402 LEDs inside the headlight and reverse light housings.  While the glue is drying, I will fabricate lenses from fiber optic strands salvaged from an old Christmas tree.  

I will say that with good light and sufficient magnification, soldering these tiny LEDs was not all that hard.  For these I am using 36AWG magnet wire.  Hardest part is stripping the insulation from the wire.  I'll post a few photos on my next update. 

Nelson Beaudry,  Principle/CEO

Kennebec, Penobscot and Northern RR Co.
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blindog10 Prolific poster 3,319 posts
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hot solder to strip magnet wire

Just melt some solder onto your soldering iron and dip the end of the magnet wire in it. Usually burns the lacquer right off. Scott Chatfield
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