If it will be done, you're talking a minimum of two years.

Find unlettered engines on eBay.

Probably not. It's extremely easy to convert to DCC.

He's talking about the 2-8-0 DCC with sound in N scale. It's still listed as coming soon on the Bachmann website. I doubt Yardmaster has any more details than that.

Just mark each wire with the number on the board and look those up on the instructions to see what they do.

Rob Schneider.

Quote from: kmcsjr on May 12, 2017, 12:05:17 AM
Because I intend to buy the NEXT sound equipped steamer they release. If I don't mention it, there is no chance they review the decoder specs. If the sound doesn't change, I'm hoping they release them, without sound

Of course they review the specs. A company like Bachmann would not release something unless it met their requirements.

Quote from: kmcsjr on May 08, 2017, 06:53:14 AM
Garhumpy
Yes... eventually I will spend half what the loco cost, to replace what could have worked, just fine, if Bachmann made a better choice. I know HOWto solve the problem. It's just rediculous, that I need to. And in general, with every wire being black, decoder replacement is tedious.

They can't go back and undo time, at least not without a flux capacitor. Why complain about something you already fixed?

Replace the decoder with something that has the option to where you can shut it off.

I whole-heartedly disagree with you. Just set the CV to have the sound be off when you turn on power.

Richmond Controls makes them.

Yes it does but it does not have tender electrical pickup.

You might need to get new gears from NWSL.

I would just throw it out though.

Don't have any issues with drive rods on mine.

None that I know of.