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Title: Upgrading Loco To DCC
Post by: mitremark on February 11, 2009, 12:47:16 PM

I have a EMD SD40-2 loco that I am looking to upgrade to DCC with a Bachmann decoder. I was wondering how I can tell which decoder to get, the one with the plug or the one to hard wire?

Title: Re: Upgrading Loco To DCC
Post by: Yampa Bob on February 11, 2009, 03:48:27 PM

Hi Mark,

Please advise brand, scale and part number. If Bachmann, part number should be 670XX for DC version.

Regards

Title: Re: Upgrading Loco To DCC
Post by: Jim Banner on February 11, 2009, 03:58:56 PM

Is that the Athearn, Bachmann, Broadway Limited, GSB, IHC, Kato, or some other version of the SD40-2? Is it H0-scale, N-scale or some other scale? I believe Bob has assumed the H0 Bachmann version (this is, after all, a Bachmann Board) but his information will not necessarily apply to other brands. Older Athearn units, for example, will require rewiring while the newer ones can accept a 9-pin decoder with no problem.

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