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Discussion Boards => General Discussion => Topic started by: jaysbird on June 09, 2011, 12:24:05 PM

Title: class j 4-8-4 w/additional tender
Post by: jaysbird on June 09, 2011, 12:24:05 PM
I would like some info on DCC and Sound boards to install on this unit, I have recently purchased and understand that it is dcc ready.  looking for some advice. tks jay
Title: Re: class j 4-8-4 w/additional tender
Post by: ACY on June 09, 2011, 12:34:40 PM
A tsunami would be a good choice.
Title: Re: class j 4-8-4 w/additional tender
Post by: phillyreading on June 14, 2011, 05:19:40 PM
When it says DCC ready, only the wiring harness is installed to hook-up the DCC unit. NO DCC unit is installed!! :'(

Lee F.
Title: Re: class j 4-8-4 w/additional tender
Post by: WTierce1 on June 15, 2011, 08:18:24 AM
Quote from: phillyreading on June 14, 2011, 05:19:40 PM
When it says DCC ready, only the wiring harness is installed to hook-up the DCC unit. NO DCC unit is installed!! :'(

Lee F.

That depends on the type of loco. Bachmanns do not have a wiring harness installed, they have the 8-pin plug and that is all. Usually if a loco is DCC ready and says that it has a 9-pin plug then it means a wiring harness is installed. 

Back to the topic, I would suggest the Tsunami but if that is to expensive I would also suggest the shear brilliance MRC sound decoder with the 8-pin NMRA plug.
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