11-04-2010, 02:35 AM
Went to the LHS yesterday and the "DCC Expert" set me up with TCS T-1 9-pin decoder for the CF-7. Installed it this morning and am very pleased. Hardest part of the installation was getting the Athearn dummy plug off without tearing everything up! Once I got that off and plugged in the decoder - gee, I'm impressed. Never had an Athearn RTR loco run that smooth! Was a smooth, relatively quiet runner on straight DC to begin with, so figure that helped. Wish now that I'd gotten a sound decoder, but can do that later on as finances permit.
Also installed the same decoder in my custom painted L&N SD40-2, which required using the included wiring harness. Only hard part of that install was making sure that the decoder and all that excess wiring fit into the body shell without getting tangled up in anything. Don't really plan on using this loco but plan on selling it and figure that DCC ready would be a selling point.
Also installed the same decoder in my custom painted L&N SD40-2, which required using the included wiring harness. Only hard part of that install was making sure that the decoder and all that excess wiring fit into the body shell without getting tangled up in anything. Don't really plan on using this loco but plan on selling it and figure that DCC ready would be a selling point.
Ed
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