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Hey everyone... Searched for "proto 1000 dcc" but came up with nothing in the forum... I hope someone out there can help. Just rec'd my MRC Prodigy Advance in the mail and I'm going to install a DCC decoder into a Life-Like Proto 1000 B unit to see how things go before I hack up one of my steam engines :) I chose my dad's proto b/c it was supposedly DCC ready... Well, it has the PCB in it, but no NMRA plug (must be too old of a unit)... anyway, I see to cut the traces at the X's and saw another comment in the internet to be sure to check the bottom of the PCB for cut spots, too. BUT the loco came with no other dcc install instructions, and I'm a little unclear on which pins from my decoder to solder to which points on the PCB, and if there's anything else I would need to do with the "A" unit (i.e. changing lights??? I see a lot of people that seem to change the lights out when installing DCC - is this necessary?). Has anyone installed DCC into a Proto1000 that is willing to offer some advice and/or instructions? Thanks in advance! Pete
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