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MTH DTS Decoders

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MTH DTS Decoders
Posted by abbieleibowitz on Sunday, May 12, 2024 3:54 PM

Hi,

I have an MTH subway set with their dual function DTS/DCC decoder (of course). Can I swap out their decoder for a regular DCC decoder? I realize I will lose all the sound recordings programmed into the set, but still, is this doable? If it is, would any DCC decoder work?

Lefty

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Posted by Morpar on Sunday, May 12, 2024 5:56 PM

I can't speak for the subway set, but replaced all the MTH electronics in a D&RGW Challenger and it wasn't terrible. I went through and made a list of which wire was positive for the LEDs and the rail pickups. On my conversion the MTH wire and solder joints seemed pretty brittle, so I unsoldered the factory wires and replaced them to prevent trouble in the future.

Good Luck, Morpar

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Posted by abbieleibowitz on Sunday, May 12, 2024 8:20 PM

Thanks

Lefty

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