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Decoder mystery

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Decoder mystery
Posted by shagspastic on Friday, December 10, 2010 3:43 PM

I was recently given a lifelike engine and I'm trying to find out what kind of decoder is in it. Its an older decoder/sound effects. The serialbnumber on the side says ho355s45. please help.

 

thanks,

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Posted by wjstix on Friday, December 10, 2010 4:40 PM

A quick online search revealed that HO355 S256 is/was an MRC sound decoder, so my guess is it's some type of MRC unit.

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Posted by locoi1sa on Friday, December 10, 2010 5:00 PM

Read CV8 on the program track. This will give an NMRA manufactures code.

    Pete

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Posted by shagspastic on Saturday, December 11, 2010 11:02 PM

Thanks for the help. I searched online multiple times to no avail. thanks

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