11-12-2014, 03:53 PM
I'm discovering that every DCC install is a little different. My wife gave me a gift card for my birthday that let me get some decoders to install on a couple of my P2K pre-Walthers GP9s. These had the cracked axle gears, so I replaced those and then went ahead with the DCC conversion. I blew the 1.5 v bulbs that P2K had for DC constant lighting -- took me a moment to remember that old P2K had 1.5 v bulbs that have to be replaced for DCC. So I got some Miniatronics 14 v grain of wheat bulbs, and the replacement went well. Here is a chassis with new axle gears, a Digitrax DZ126PS decoder, and new 14 v bulbs:
Here's one of the P2Ks with shell installed:
With the axle gear issue fixed, a decoder, and DCC lights, this looks like it will be a great loco. I now also have a routine worked out for converting my stash of old P2K locos with the cracked axle gears.
Here's one of the P2Ks with shell installed:
With the axle gear issue fixed, a decoder, and DCC lights, this looks like it will be a great loco. I now also have a routine worked out for converting my stash of old P2K locos with the cracked axle gears.