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Just like to say a few words, for the benifit of the Newbies, about manufacturers who say their locomotive are DCC ready. Before you buy a locomotive, I suggest finding installation instructions and notes from some popular sites like [url="http://www.digitrax.com/"]Digitrax[/url] and [url="http://www.tonystrains.com/"]Tony's Train Exchange[/url] or a search on the internet. If it looks too difficult for you, have it installed. Sometimes, but not often, you find out it's not a simple "Plug-N-Play" as they say. I found that out there's not enough room for the plug on the recomended decoder when [url="http://www.lsmodelrr.org/SIdecoder.htm"]installing a decoder in a P2K Alco S1[/url]. The shell wouldn't fit properly because of the plug. No big deal, I just hard wire the decoder in (wired without a plug). Also for the same loco, I read installation notes on a web site that says you should insulate the bottom power pick up lug from the frame. Should the truck hit the frame in a derailment, it could cause a short and burn up the decoder. Has anyone else run into the same situation?
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