Track and electrical/DCC

LokSound - ESU P42

Tue, 2014-01-14 03:11 — ngartshore350

Hi All,

I see a discussion about LokSound vs Soundtraxx for a P42 saying the LokSound is superior to the soundtraxx.

If a person was to purchase a decoder from lokSound for a P42 what would you need? A progammer and the decoder (Part number I am unsure of from their websie)?

If that is the case I would need to invest in more LokSound decoders to get value for money from the programmer?!

I have a couple of non-dcc Athearn P42's and need to convert the to DCC in the future, so curious to know options.

Regards,

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Programming soundtraxx tsunami

Sun, 2014-01-12 20:43 — dkerber123

I'm trying to program the address on a Genesis GP15 equipped with a soundtraxx tsunami decoder. I first tried in ops mode on the main track and that did not work. I then tried on the programming track in all other modes, which again did not work. Now I have lost all contact with it, can't program or read. The idle sound works when sitting on the track, but nothing more. My command station is a Digitrax DCS-100.

Decoder-pro ? for bruce

Sat, 2014-01-11 19:26 — John Colley

I just downloaded the latest JAVA and Decopro. Included in the new icons on my screen is one for Decoder-pro3. What is this and what advantages does it hold? John Colley, Sonoma, CA

cool new tool on the horizon

Thu, 2014-01-09 14:02 — gunfighterzero

check out this wire bending and stripping gage. i can see endless possibilities with model railroads

 

it is still a kickstarter project, so you can invest in the product and receive a cool new tool !

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/252587878/stress-free-great-tool-for...

Installed first Decoder...

Wed, 2014-01-08 21:18 — rswinter



...  I picked up a bottom-of-the-line Digitrax decoder (DN135D) to put in an old loco so my son had something to run when his friends come over (don't want them playing with the new DCC/Sound Locos).  The Motor control work fine, I still need to mess with the numbers to get it running a better, but it never ran all that great on DC anyway.

NCE Mini Panel custom face plate

Mon, 2014-01-06 19:17 — kregan

Thought I would share a face plate I made for a NCE mini panel.

My railroad has all the wiring hidden behind a fascia, out of site, out of reach.  The NCE mini panel has a programming jumper and a setup port that needs to be used for programming.  Instead of burring the panel under the layout I decided to make a face plate and mount it to the front of the layout. It is the same height as the PCP panel face but wider of course.

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Intermountain HO AC12 cab forward

Sun, 2014-01-05 10:38 — duckdogger

This is a DCC-ready version I am converting to Tsunami sound (specific cab forward version). Used an NCE 8-pin decoder to check out operations and it runs great.

The loco-to-tender connection is an 8-pin affair but it neither conforms to the NMRA standards for pin function nor wire color code.  Anyone know a source for the wiring diagram? The sister board, also in the tender, has labeled pads but not all are connected to anything,

resistors

Sat, 2014-01-04 10:08 — John Colley

Qyestion for Bruce, et al: I understand resistors connect to the long lead on LED's. My ignorance is shown in my question...Is there a preferred polarity direction on a resistor? In other words, does polarity matter when connecting the resistor to LED and common (blue wire) or does the resistor go to the white or yellow wire? John Colley, Sonoma, CA


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