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BLI Bachmann decoder swap

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Posted by UncBob on Monday, January 3, 2011 6:22 PM

Thanks for the help
I got the Bachmann to work
Evidently despite looking like it was firmly seated and despite removing it and trying again for some reason good contact wasn't being made --hard to believe but I tried one more time and works well

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Posted by locoi1sa on Monday, January 3, 2011 5:15 PM

  UncBob.

 Check the plug to the back of the loco? Is the decoder seated securely? Did you use the 8 pin harness? Was there disc shaped capacitors in the Bachmann locos? If you put the jumper plug back in does the loco run?

       Pete

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BLI Bachmann decoder swap
Posted by UncBob on Sunday, January 2, 2011 7:59 PM

I have a 2-8-2 sound powered non DCC BLI

Instructions say swapping any NMRA DCC decoder with make it DCC capable

 

I have several Bachmann DCC/DC non sound decoders from models I am converting to sound

 

I swapped the Bachmann into the BLI but it doesn't run in DC mode but did in the Bachmann engines

I have not received my NCE DCC setup yet but can't figure why it wouldn't work in DC

 

Any ideas why not

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