Proto 2000 GP9 Phase II Conversion to DCC Help Needed. Looking for instructions for use of their light board (not rip out and rewire). This is the...
Approximately 6'x2' modified Time Saver layout. HO - DCC, code 83 nickel silver rail, manual turnouts, cork roadbed on homasote mounted on hollow...
I'm an old guy (73) with many years of repeat experiences. I have dabbled with model railroading with little to show for it. I currently have a 6'...
So, I found dozens of sites with helpful information on how to wire the old version of the Walthers double crossover. Somehow, I seemed to be the...
I decided to start a thread where people could share their DCC++ layout plans. I bought some "Life-like Power-loc" track off ebay (walthers?)....
Plastic truck will insulate from main frame. Will still use insulator spacers between frame halves. Will wire trucks direct to decoder..Kapton...
N Scale, DCC, SD70ACe
I used speaker terminals as an easy way to tap into the DCC bus.
Install light board over decoder, run wires as shown, spread away from rear LED so the shell / lightpipe will fit normally, cut 4 remaining wires...
Insulate frame / decoder with Kapton, cut motor wires to length, then solder to motor tabs
De-solder motor wires then re-solder them to decoder facing forward, de-solder blue wire and discard.
Buzz the LED's to verify they light
Re-solder the 1.2K resistors to the negative lead of the LED's
De-solder all parts from this side
With Digitrax DN163A3 Decoder
