DCC installation in brass steamers

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ragnar

Member since
April 2005
From: Glendale Az
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DCC installation in brass steamers

Posted by ragnar on Sunday, April 10, 2005 11:23 PM

Can anyone direct me to any articals in MR on the installation of DCC modules in imported brass steamers? Have 20yrs worth of them but no all time index of atricals.

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SpaceMouse

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December 2004
From: Rimrock, Arizona
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Posted by SpaceMouse on Sunday, April 10, 2005 11:39 PM

There is an index on this site. I have not used it but several others have spoken about it.

Chip

Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.

jsoderq

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September 2002
From: Saginaw River
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Posted by jsoderq on Monday, April 11, 2005 6:54 AM

Check with the major DCC agents. They are all very helpful. Also there are many DCC groups on yahoo with many experts including some fo the nmanufacturers.

Anonymous

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April 2003
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 11, 2005 7:10 AM

The instructions that come with the Soundtraxx decoder give you a pretty good set of instructions for mounting a decoder and a speaker in a steam loco.

Be sure that you get the "first time" buy as it is two "books" about 12 or 18 pages each.

Bob

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robengland

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February 2003
From: New Zealand
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Posted by robengland on Monday, April 11, 2005 8:14 PM

Yes, search the index above or just Google it.

With old brass steamers, you may have some major surgery ahead, possibly re-motoring. The motor can be hard to electrically isolate from the frame.

Rob Proud owner of the

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nfmisso

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December 2001
From: San Jose, California
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Posted by nfmisso on Monday, April 11, 2005 8:44 PM

See: http://www.wiringfordcc.com/ol2882.htm for a typical brass installation with a can motor.

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