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Decoder clarification please

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Posted by jeffrey-wimberly on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 8:07 PM

 As long as the decoders allow those CV's to be changed it shouldn't be a problem. Some decoders (Bachmann for example) don't allow it so speed matching is a bit more tricky.

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Posted by wjstix on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:57 AM

It wouldn't make much difference, CV 2, 5 and 6 settings are going to be about the same. There are some differences in how different manufacturers set up CV 3 and 4 (momentum). If you've already installed the decoders, I don't think it would be worth taking them out. I've speed matched engines with different manufacturers with no problem.

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Decoder clarification please
Posted by yankee flyer on Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:15 AM

 Hello all.

Is it a lot easier to speed match similar locos if they have the same decoder manufacture?  Would there be much of an advantage to replacing a decoder so that both had, say QSI or NCE etc?

Thanks 

Lee

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