We all have (Except for Bob N) our own preferences on how to do our own DCC installations. For me it is:
One decoder only for sound and motor controls Decoder & speaker go in the loco. Speaker is under the stack pointing up NO wires ever between the loco & tender unless the loco & tender can be stored in its box without separating them. (SHS, Rex & a VERY few others) are like this. In brass tenders I put a separate decoder just to run a backup light if applicable. I have to make the tender all wheel pickup for this. The oldest sound decoders I ever had were 2) DSD150 which have since been replaced with Tsunamis. Friends were way ahead of me with DCC and especially sound units. In older sound decoders a flash short could dump the programming. I did not want any of that so I avoided sound units for a long time. My very first test of my very first DCC installation dumped the programming on 7 locos on Bill Moore's layout. He was not happy. Live n learn... Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy & PRSL in 1957 in S Scale since 1987 See my finished models at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/> http://www.lanestrains.com Look at what has been made in PRR in S Scale! See my layout progess at: <http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/My_Layout.htm Custom Train Parts Design <http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm> http://www.lanestrains.com/SolidWorks_Modeling.htm PRR Builders Photos Bought, Sold & Traded (Trading is MUCH preferred) <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRphotos.xls ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! <http://www.prrths.com/> http://www.prrths.com <http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf> http://www.lanestrains.com/PRRTHS_Application.pdf Join the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines Historical Society It's FREE to join! <http://www.prslhs.com/> http://www.prslhs.com Preserving The Memory Of The PRSL
