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Title: Conversion of DC Version of Spectrum EMD DD40AX to DCC
Post by: micsweeney on March 27, 2009, 03:47:15 PM
Hello to all that read this. I own a Spectrum EMD DD40AX 16 Wheel Drive Diesel. Has anyone out there converted one to DCC? If so, could you please contact me so I can get instructions from you on how you did it. Thank you and will be looking forward to a response to my question.  Mick
Title: Re: Conversion of DC Version of Spectrum EMD DD40AX to DCC
Post by: r0bert on March 27, 2009, 04:50:00 PM
full size images at
http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/river_eagle/HO-Scale/install/ (http://s46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/river_eagle/HO-Scale/install/)

(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/river_eagle/HO-Scale/install/dda40Xinstall1.jpg)
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/river_eagle/HO-Scale/install/dda40Xinstall2.jpg)
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/river_eagle/HO-Scale/install/dda40Xinstall3.jpg)
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/river_eagle/HO-Scale/install/dda40Xinstall4.jpg)
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/river_eagle/HO-Scale/install/dda40Xinstall5.jpg)
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/river_eagle/HO-Scale/install/dda40Xinstall6.jpg)
(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/river_eagle/HO-Scale/install/dda40Xinstall7.jpg)
light function clip here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-1VeD-oXbU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-1VeD-oXbU)
Title: Re: Conversion of DC Version of Spectrum EMD DD40AX to DCC
Post by: Jim Banner on March 27, 2009, 08:02:38 PM
How does this dual motor locomotive behave with back emf control? 
Title: Re: Conversion of DC Version of Spectrum EMD DD40AX to DCC
Post by: r0bert on March 27, 2009, 11:08:28 PM
don't know, never set the load controls up, but it runs just fine on factory settings.
Title: Re: Conversion of DC Version of Spectrum EMD DD40AX to DCC
Post by: Tylerf on March 28, 2009, 05:47:45 PM
I did this conversion about a month ago and the hardest part was isolating everything and rewiring the whole thing. Robert pretty much summed up everything and I did mine the exact same way.