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DCC sound decoders for N scale locomotives

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DCC sound decoders for N scale locomotives
Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:11 PM

Which Decoders will I need for a Kato AC4400CW and a Kato SD70MAC? 

I will also be getting a DCC system soon.

SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.

 http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide 

Gary DuPrey

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Posted by locoi1sa on Tuesday, May 14, 2013 7:42 PM

While I am mostly HO scale I have installed a couple of sound decoders in N scale steam locos. I am perfectly happy with the Loksound Select brand of decoder. Their micro size should be a good fit. I stuffed one in the ash pan of an HO scale switcher tucked under the motor.

http://www.esu.eu/en/products/loksound/loksound-select-micro/

        Pete

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Posted by Burlington Northern #24 on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:39 AM

Thank you Pete, I may have to splurge and get one for each of my current loco's I'll find a way to shoehorn it into an Atlas RS1 shell yet!

SP&S modeler, 1960's give or take a decade or two for some equipment.

 http://www.youtube.com/user/SGTDUPREY?feature=guide 

Gary DuPrey

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Posted by mobilman44 on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 5:59 AM

Hi,

I'm an HO guy and just want to express my admiration for anyone that can wire in a sound decoder/speaker into N scale locos!   WOW!

ENJOY  !

 

Mobilman44

 

Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central 

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Posted by SpaceMouse on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 7:52 AM

Way to go Gary.

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Posted by kevinrr on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 9:38 PM

I'm holding off on sound until the TCS decoders hit the street. I read somewhere that will be RSN (real soon now).

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