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Hi, I have a Rivarossi Big Boy and and Allegheny and have fitted them with Lenz decoders to run with a Lenz Digital-Plus. They run OK - but not as well as I expected. The 4-8-8-4 is the same 'age' as the Allegheny so they both have the same, newer, Rivarrossi mechanisms. I've just taken delivery of a Trix 4-8-8-4 and it's performance by comparison is AWESOME. I know it cost a lot more and should be very good but I really thought the Rivarossi equipment would be better. My main gripe is the starting speeds. I've experimented with different settings - but I'm new to DCC - but can't seem to get them running nice. It takes a lot of power to get them moving and when they start they start fast. Once running they can be throttled back to a slow speed but I just can't get a nice slow take-off. Has anyone got some experince of fitting DCC to these locos and what settings did you use to get good, slow starting speeds. Incidentally, the Trix starts on setting "1" on the controller and c-r-a-w-l-s better than anything I've ever seen! Any help advice appreciated Spence
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