i bought a spectrum sd 45 dcc ready

Started by papadan, June 18, 2010, 07:55:28 PM

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papadan

i bought a spectrum sd 45 dcc ready
need to know what kind of dcc chip to buy for it and who makes it?
Thanks Dan

ABC

Almost any HO scale decoder will work. If you are just looking for basic DCC then you can use a Bachmann 1 amp decoder with an 8-pin plug wiring harness.

Jim Banner

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Is this an N scale SD 45 like you posted about yesterday?  If so, the usual H0 decoders will be too large.  The DZ125 by Digitrax would be a good choice.  It is small enough to fit many Z-scale locomotives and powerful enough for most H0 locomotives.  It is a natural for N-scale and is upgradeable to sound by the addition of a Digitrax Z-bug sound decoder.  Best of all, the DZ125 is available from places like Tony's Train Exchange for about $20.  Click on this link for more information:
http://www.tonystrains.com/products/digitrax_decs_small.htm

Jim
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ABC

He didn't specify a scale and usually that means HO, but I guess not.