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Hi, I'm new and want DCC
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Installing decoders can vary from very easy to difficult. It might help if we knew more about the locos you're planning to convert - if they have a DCC socket factory installed then adding a decoder is as simple as removing the blanking plate and plugging a suitable decoder in, then tidying the wires so they can't become tangled in the mechanism. Locos without the socket are variable - some make it easy (like the Walthers Trainline Dash 8 - this has plastic truck mainframes so you just have to desolder the pickup wires to isolate the motor) while some are more involved (Athearn BB, for example, where you have to take the motor out and cut away the strip that provides one side of the circuit underneath it). You'll need a multimeter to check that the motor is completely isolated and a soldering iron, along with basic soldering skills. It's not a tricky skill to aquire and it's well worth the effort. Hope this helps!
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