I have a P2K model 920-60019 2-10-2 locomotive with the dual mode DC/DCC system. It is a smooth, strong puller. I run straight DC and intend to remain in the "stone age". I am not happy with the dual mode feature and I can certainly live without the sound.
Has anyone converted one of these to run on straight DC without the high voltage requirements of the dual mode feature. If so, please share your experience and tell me just what I must do to get rid of the dual mode feature.
Thanks,
Charlie
I don't own any P2K steam locomotive models with DCC and sound, but you can open up the tender and see if the decoder is just plugged into a circuit board. If so, it can easily be removed and a DC operation shorting plug can be substituted.
Since this is sound, it's likely still a QSI sound board. You can remove the wires from the decoder board that connect to the pickups and motor, and conenct them together and have a plain DC loco. Headlight may be an LED or low voltage bulb, in which case it will need a resistor, even on DC.
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