Digitrax decoder on DC?

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darth9x9

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Posted by darth9x9 on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:55 AM

You might be able to take the loco to a LHS or club and ask them to reprogram it for you to use DC.

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cacole

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From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
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Posted by cacole on Saturday, October 9, 2004 11:05 PM

Most decoders can be set so they will not run on a DC layout by changing one of the bits in Configuration Variable 29, and yours may have been programmed that way. Without a DCC system to test it on, there will be no way to know if you have a good locomotive or not. The only thing that might work on DC is the headlight.

Anonymous

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Digitrax decoder on DC?

Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, October 9, 2004 9:20 PM

I do not yet have DCC capabilities but have recently purchased a used engine equiped with a Digitrax Decoder on Ebay. It does not operate at all. Is that normal since I am not set up for DCC or can I assume the engine is defective?

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