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Loksound decoder problem in Bachmann On30 rail truck
Loksound decoder problem in Bachmann On30 rail truck
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dacort
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August 2002
From: Newark, CA
235 posts
Posted by
dacort
on Friday, February 17, 2006 5:44 PM
If you're comfortable with a soldering iron you could just snip the plug from the Loksound wiring harness, ditch the Bachmann board, and hardwire the decoder in place. I did this with a Spectrum 4-6-0 with satisfactory results. None of the stuff on the Bachmann board is necessary for DCC. I have heard some people recommend to cut the capacitors, but I haven't tried this. Getting rid of the Bachmann board also makes more room for the decoder and speaker.
I have several Loksound units now and the motor control is usually superb.
- Dan Cortopassi Rail Videos: http://www.tsgmultimedia.com
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prompter
Member since
January 2003
From: US
44 posts
Loksound decoder problem in Bachmann On30 rail truck
Posted by
prompter
on Friday, February 17, 2006 11:43 AM
I just installed the Loksound decoder (Goose sound) in the Bachmann On30 Rail Truck. I just unpluged the stock decoder and plugged in the Loksound. The
sound is great, but speed control is erratic. When I first increas the
speed to 1, there is a short delay then a speed spurt before slowing
down. On stop, the rail truck slows, then there is another short speed
spurt before coming to a stop.
I seem to recall something about capacitors and coils for RFI on the
Bachmann DCC boards. There appear to be two coils and one or two
capacitors.
Help anyone?
Thanks,
Chuck.
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