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Title: i bought a spectrum sd 45 dcc ready
Post by: papadan on June 18, 2010, 07:55:28 PM

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

Title: Re: i bought a spectrum sd 45 dcc ready
Post by: ABC on June 18, 2010, 08:21:39 PM

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.

Title: Re: i bought a spectrum sd 45 dcc ready
Post by: Jim Banner on June 18, 2010, 08:24:46 PM

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 (http://www.tonystrains.com/products/digitrax_decs_small.htm)

Jim

Title: Re: i bought a spectrum sd 45 dcc ready
Post by: ABC on June 18, 2010, 09:47:15 PM

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

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