I am getting ready to buy a couple decoders; one for an Athearn RTR DCC Ready gas turbine that I want to operate head and tail lights, the beacon light, the number board, and mars lights (all of which can come on at once and stay on for all I care... The other for a Athearn RTR switcher and will only operate head and tail lights and the number board. Also, will I have to replace the existing lights all with LED's? Thanks for the help!
For the first, 5, if you want the number boards to be independent. For the second, 3 if you want the number boards independent.
You will definitely need to repalce the bulbs with LEDs to get what you want. Ulrich Models had ready made lighting upgrade kits for the Turbine, but not the switcher, that will require a little work on your part.
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Will I need a decoder on top of the lighting kit for the Turbine or does the kit take care of making the locomotive DCC? Thanks
You still need a decoder. The light kit merely repalces all the light bulbs with LEDs.