Has anybody put DCC in an IHC steamer? I want to upgrade my IHC Consolidation and 0-8-0. Does the motor need to be isolated? Insulated from the frame? I assume the bulb needs replacing.
Gene
Gene, last Spring when I was "training", I put a circuit board decoder in an older, non Premier type. I had to isolate the motor and new bulbs. Stephen
I installed a TCS M1 decoder in an IHC Premier "Pacific" without doing anything major to it. The motor power connectors are isolated from the chassis, but one lead was common with a headlight lead. It wasn't a major operation to isolate it.
Len
I put one in a mike (should be pretty close) anD was able to fit the decoder inside the cab without modifiyng the cab. I used different lights, but they were still regular 12-14v lights. I also used the power pickups from the tender and ran 2 more wires (for a total of 4) to the cab. I used wires from an old computer mouse and colored the exposed parts black to "hide" them better.
sorry for any typos as I can only type with one hand at the moment...