Hello,

 My first post here. I have a 1970's Rivarossi Y6b I want to convert to DCC without sound. I've heard that some motors need to be isolated from the frame for this to work. What's the best way to do this and would the decoder (DigiTrax) be better suited in the tender or the engine?

 Thanks,

 Jim

 I remember a while back a Tsunami decoder was released where you could set the locomotive into a record mode, run it around the layout, stopping and starting it as you wish, and later, whenever you want, replay those motions without intervention as you run another train or just plain watch.

So, not being an electronic's expert, here are my questions:

Due to the limited space allotted by management for my layout, I am using a Ro-Ro elevator as my off-layout fiddle yard. The discharge end faces into a corner and a curved and elevated section of track bends around to meet it. The entire 7x10 layout is on teflon feet so it can be slid out to service the wall-mounted heat pump and seasonally accessed windows. This has been an interesting design challenge all by itself.

Has anyone ever made a chart matching decoders to brand/type?  And, if I were to put D13SRJ into everything and then add sound later, would I be making a reasonable move?

With regard to adding sound later, does anyone have suggestions?

I'm using Kato, Genesis, Spectrum, and even a Rivarossi Big Boy that I thought about converting.  All would have to be hardwired and none (or very few) are plug and play.

Thanks,

Brendan