DCC - Electrical
Atlas DCC Shorting Problem
Good morning.
Recently I purchased a very nice Atlas HH600 on Ebay. It is factory-equipped with a decoder and sound. As soon as I turn on the layout, the loco shorts out until I tip it on its side. Then the short stops. Is this a problem with the sound, the lighting or should I just change out the decoder. Sound is not important at all to me.
Robert Gross
Groveland FL
ESU Decoder List - N Scale
I could not find a decoder list that listed the ESU decoders by locomotive like the Digitrax website so I turned to MRH but could not find anything through the search bar.
Would anyone be able to point me to a list of which ESU decoders are best suited for which locomotives?
I'm primarily using Atlas, Kato, Atheran and Intermountain locos.
NCE Power cab not moving loco's but controlling light and sound functions just fine.
Hi all,
Last night my power cab became unresponsive when trying to add a loco to a consist.
First mystery:
NCE PowerCab Consisting Breaking Speed Matching
Hey everyone I'm stumped and could use some extra input. I have two Athearn GP-60M locomotives DCC ready that have been upgraded to DCC with a Digitrax DH126 decoder in both. Other than the body of these locomotives everything is identical. I used JMRI to speed match them and they will run together nicely.
Anyone have ditch light problems w/Atlas HO GP38s?
Modeling the Iowa Interstate in my era, I needed a bunch of Atlas GP38s. I've been very happy with these models for the most part, but have noticed something odd since converting to Loksound and installing ditch lights in them a few years ago.
correct wire
well i have a TSU 1000 decoder, at least that is what it looks like, except one corner.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/35v4s9gba/
in the photo there are three wires coming out of the unknown part. (on my decoder there is NO wiring, but a tiny flat black thing), where the black wire from the keep alive is at there is a three wire connector, two purple (speaker) one white cut short.
the rd and black wires come from the opposite ends, at each corner, soldered to what i will call the underside, and go to a factory installed cap (just one).
dh123at
Hi,
I know the dh123at arent available anymore. And i use the just wire editions of my dcc decoders for my blue boxs. Having trouble getting my wire to stay on the truck connector. So was wondering what sidemounted push on connector did they use and any idea of ones like it. So can stop fighting with my wire. Lol
led's
hows a bit of brain picking here.
best led lights for wiring up a ho scale loco (both diesel and steam). using dcc for control/power.
i see so many low cost lights on flea bay, but they are from communist china. and i have read that there's are not so great. or is it more a brand / style thing?
i do not want to have to drill out junk, just to replace them in six months when they start to burn out.
yes head lights, marker lights, number boards, and ditch lights. both in white and red,(marker lights on a caboose) other color, app?
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