Friday, August 26, 2011
DZ121 in an Athearn F59PHI
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This how to first appeared on my old web site in June of 2004. Since that time the decoders mentioned have been replaced with newer models....
Monday, February 21, 2011
A most unusual shorted axle
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Yesterday I had received an N scale Precision Craft E8A that I had installed a decoder in about 2 years before that now shorted the DCC syst...
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Building a decoder tester
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I have always found it useful to have a "simulated locomotive" with an actual motor to test decoders. Back when I started workin...
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Digitrax DZ123 in a Life Like GP60
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This how-to page first appeared on my old web site in December of 2004. The Life Like GP60 is really a great model but did not come with ...
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Digitrax DZ125 in a Kato F3/7B
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The original Kato F3/7 mechanism requires frame modification to fit the decoder. I always send mine to Aztec Manufacturing Co. in Carson C...
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Saturday, December 25, 2010
Decoder wire cutting guide
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Here is a trick I started using years ago to make my installations more quickly and more consistent. With wired decoders, it's s...
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Train Control Systems CN or CN-GP ?
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The Train Control Systems CN type decoder is a good choice for some locomotives where they can be installed with little or no modification t...
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