Track and electrical/DCC
I've got the wrong sound decoder for the Atlas GP38 blues!
I've acquired a couple of Atlas 2016 Master DCC-ready Maryland Midland GP-38's. I had decided to standardize on TCS Wow-sound decoders since they have worked so well for me in the past and keeping all decoders from the same company is a good idea. And I think Keep-alives are the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Insulating feeder wire on Frog of Peco Turnout
Do I need to insulate the feeder wire that comes from the frog of my Peco turnout? I am gong to hook it up to a frog juicer. On My last layout I replaced that frog feeder with my own, but If i don't have to, I would just the same leave it. I think if I need to insulate it, it might be easier to just get rid of it and solder my own feeder wire.
Thank you for any help you can provide.
Installing StayAlive/KeepAlive in a LokSound 5 DCC decoder
I've searched the internet, can't find a picture or diagram of where to connect a currentkeeper to a LokSound 5 DCC decoder. I make my own StayAlives and acquired a loco with this decoder. I've done these installs in other decoders without the JST 2 pin plug but this is a first for me with a LS 5.
I 've looked at the sbs4dcc.com site but it only shows 3.5 and 4.0 installs, same think for Marcus Ammann site at members.optusnet.com
double cross.
who makes the shortest double slip/cross turnout. in ho code 83 rail?
me: i am using peco code 83 rail. there #5’s off the main. and there # 6’s on the main. trying to keep the main at a 27 in min rad for the curves. in the yard tighter. ind also #5 turnouts.
i am wanting to build in a escape track in my yard. two tracks really, with access into the loco facility's. ( thus the need).
need some speaker help
Ok I have a tsunami 2 diesel sound decoder. It says 8 ohms on it. I have a 32 ohm set of speakers from soundtraxx. Hooking one up sounds like crap. crackles and what not. I put another unknown ohm speaker in with it and it sounded slightly better but too quiet.
ESU help!
Hello everyone, I seem to be in need of some help. I will outline the situation as best as I can.
New to ESU - what is this?
I have an ESU Loksound5 decoder that I want to plug into an existing DCC-ready loco. I've installed other decoders including SoundTraxx and mostly QSI Titans. There's what looks like a chip or active component in the package, but I have no idea what it is. Now I'm an engineer, so ordinarily I don't Read The Fine Manuals (I guess it's an informal guild rule?), but in this case I certainly did.
Resetting Soundtraxx mobile decoder
I have a Soundtraxx Mobile Decoder MC2H104P9 in an Athearn RTR SW1500. It along with a sister unit ran fine for months, both as a consist and as individual units.
Any opinions on MRC Prodigy Express2?
I will preface this by saying that I've done some reading on this. Much of what I've read reference the original Prodigy Express, which has some differences with the newer version.
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