My Soo Line SD60's had the socket. If I remember correctly nothing too sophisticated though, an 8-pin socket set in some sort of hot melt glue gooey substance on top of the motor. I'm pretty sure it had a shorting plug in it.
Ben Trousdale --- In [email protected], "John Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], Bill Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > SNIP< > > If by "DCC ready" you mean that there is an eight-pin socket (with > a > > DC plug in it for DC operation out of the box), then you simply > have > > to remove the DC plug and insert a decoder that has an eight-pin > NMRA > > medium plug. There are no wiring issues to worry about; just > program > > the locomotive address, enter it into your DCC throttle, and start > > running the locomotive. > > > > In my "DCC ready" Train Master I used a $20 NCE D13SRP 1.3 amp (2.0 > > amp peak) decoder. All decoder manufacturers make a basic, > economical > > decoder, and any of them will work. > > -- > > Bill Roberts, San Francisco CA > ====================================================================== > > Bill: > > When we discussed a similar topic about the AM Train Masters & DCC > sometime ago, I was surprised to learn there was a DCC version. I > still have not seen one. Maybe you can bring it to the next BASS > meeting so I can check it out. > > I had to hardwire my decoder. No big deal, but it would have been > nice > to have had the plug. I am pulling out the decoders (DH163s) to > install Soundtraxx Tsunamis when they arrive. Maybe I will install a > plug instead of hardwiring the decoder. > > Hey all you DC folks, don't let this talk about DCC installations > scare > you away - DCC is still way easier to install and more fun than DC! > Arden are you listening? > > OK, now that I have stirred the pot, I better go hide now. :-) > > John Gibson > Rocklin, CA The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail software, but it works on some of the most common ones. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
