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Started by Peeweedinkle, December 31, 2025, 07:38:04 PM

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December 31, 2025, 07:38:04 PM Last Edit: January 05, 2026, 04:00:19 PM by Yard Master
I have just bought the bachmann rail chief ho scale train set. I am wanting to get a locomotive that has sound and smoke. I need someone to explain exactly what I need to buy to convert my set and please be patient as I am a rookie. Thanks

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January 01, 2026, 04:01:56 PM
Quote from: Peeweedinkle on December 31, 2025, 07:38:04 PMI have just bought the bachmann rail chief ho scale train set. I am wanting to get a locomotive that has sound and smoke. I need someone to explain exactly what I need to buy to convert my set and please be patient as I am a rookie. Thanks

To get sound and smoke, you'll have to buy a locomotive that has a DCC decoder in it that feature sound, it has a smoke unit installed.  The power packs had come with train sets don't handle DCC, you'll have to get an entry-level DC controller such as Bachmann Ez command.  Don't try to run to DCc locomotive with the train set power pack, you'll burn the motor up.

The Bach Man probably needs to snip this post and start a new thread to get it out of the discussion of the Digitraxx problem.
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