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#1
HO / Short Vanderbilt Tender
March 22, 2008, 11:11:20 AM
Question for the Group:

1) Does anyone know how to take the shell off of the Spectrum medium-length coal Vanderbilt Tender in order to install a decoder? I'm not sure if there are hidden tabs and I don't want to break anything by prying in the wrong locations.

2) I believe that there are previous posts as to what engines this tender works with and which ones it doesn't. But, does anyone know off hand if this tender is compatable with the Spectrum 2-8-0 without any wire reversing or other monkeying around? And how about the Spectrum decapod?

Thanks in advance for any help on this.

Bradley Hendershot
Perkiomen Valley Railroad
#2
HO / Decapod Decoder Installation
March 21, 2008, 09:34:01 AM
Hi All,

I've just searched this message board and read all I could find regarding decoder installation on the DCC-ready Russian Decapod.

Here's the problem. I'm new to DCC, but successfully installed a half dozen Digitrax decoders in DCC-ready Spectrum steam locomotives this week.

However, when it came to the Decapods, my installation of the Digitrax DH123P or DH123PS (short cable) resulted in nothing; no power or signal at all seems to be getting through. I tried two different Decapods, bought at different places and at different times. They are both unlettered versions, which means that several of the parts, including the boiler front are not installed from the factory. Granted, I didn't install these parts prior to attempting to run the engine, but I don't see any electrical connections that involve the boiler front.

Reading other posts, I hear talk of cutting capacitors, etc. What am I missing here? Something is making these two engines different than the other DCC-ready units for which I've successfully installed decoders (4-8-2, 4-6-0, 2-8-2--all unlettered versions).

Thanks for any help.

Bradley Hendershot
Perkiomen Valley Railroad