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*** Why apologise - if you are happy, then thats really all that matters! Experimentation is good for all of us.
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QUOTE (61215 billy carver @ 20 Nov 2008, 20:08) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hi , tried to dcc this today it ran very jerky after beeing really smooth in analouge . removed capacitator still ran badly.took chip out and repleced with another still the same so tried the chips in another loco and everything ok.put blanking plug back in 101 smooth running again .
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ideas please anybody .billy
QUOTE (upnick @ 20 Nov 2008, 21:43) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi all,
I recieved the decoder Digitrax DH165AO this morning and have looked at the instruction which confuses me where the lighting functions solder to the pads there could somone indicate where on this diagram of it where the white/yellow/green leads go and where the blue positive connection is made please three lights are in the loco body.
Now if you'd bought a TCS A6x you'd have better back EMF and a goof proof warranty!
Oh well....
Nick, here is the digitrax connection diagramme
Richard
QUOTE (upnick @ 20 Nov 2008, 21:43) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi all,
I recieved the decoder Digitrax DH165AO this morning and have looked at the instruction which confuses me where the lighting functions solder to the pads there could somone indicate where on this diagram of it where the white/yellow/green leads go and where the blue positive connection is made please three lights are in the loco body.
Now if you'd bought a TCS A6x you'd have better back EMF and a goof proof warranty!
Oh well....
Nick, here is the digitrax connection diagramme
Richard
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*** Nick, there absolutley MUST be room in that loco! Stop and think before you add a wagon permanenttly coupled!
or.... Buy a different 8 ohm speaker or cut some metal!
We install in US diesels all the time and never, ever have trouble finding space for at least 1 speaker, often managing 2 of them, even in Kato which needs a wee bit of metal cut very often.
We NEVER use the cab either - there is just no need!
I think your biggest problem is choosing that huge decoder which takes a lot of the available space - a Standard sized decoder plus the sound bug would have been less room taken than the huge PCB type decoder you selected - or even better, a loksound V3.5!
Richard
or.... Buy a different 8 ohm speaker or cut some metal!
We install in US diesels all the time and never, ever have trouble finding space for at least 1 speaker, often managing 2 of them, even in Kato which needs a wee bit of metal cut very often.
We NEVER use the cab either - there is just no need!
I think your biggest problem is choosing that huge decoder which takes a lot of the available space - a Standard sized decoder plus the sound bug would have been less room taken than the huge PCB type decoder you selected - or even better, a loksound V3.5!
Richard
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*** The Bachmann is included in my comment - there is room to be had if you look carefully at the construction, even if it means a few minutes with dremel or hacksaw. As I said, every US HO loco has space somewhere if you really think it through.
re the sound bug try using it without the decoder - just connect direct to red and black and a speaker.... They are a tad fragile but unless you did something directly negative to its life I don't think you will have harmed it - even no speaker connected is generally OK.
the biggest problem is actually getting to grips with digi instructions.... they can be a tad obtuse much of the time.
Richard
re the sound bug try using it without the decoder - just connect direct to red and black and a speaker.... They are a tad fragile but unless you did something directly negative to its life I don't think you will have harmed it - even no speaker connected is generally OK.
the biggest problem is actually getting to grips with digi instructions.... they can be a tad obtuse much of the time.
Richard
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