Can anyone tell me if this model (#81901) is DCC-ready? I'm getting mixed info. What is the best sound/speed decoder to install?
It is DCC-ready with 8-pin socket per Bachmann diagram.
SoundTraxx currently makes two decoders that can be used.
Click Here (http://www.soundtraxx.com/choose/step3.php?t=ho&s=Bachmann) for info -- Not a plug & play installation. Not a candidate for first time installer
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All HO 80 Ton 3 Truck Shay Locomotives have been discontinued so replacement parts in limited supply or not available at all.
Click Here (http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=66_68_92) for parts.
Like Hunt suggests 3 Truck Shay's are no longer made... If you have a problem with the Shay you will have a hard time finding parts But Yes I do believe they where made in DCC too
I would be nice if Bachmann had some documentation for the sound boards. Where and when would a guy use one of these?
http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66_698&products_id=10460 (http://estore.bachmanntrains.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=66_698&products_id=10460)
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Sid,
Here are the documents Bachmann provides online.
Click Here (http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/images/Spectrum_DCC_Quick_Start_Guide.pdf) for Quick Start Guide
Click Here (http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/SPECTRUMSTEAMSOUNDUSERSGUIDE(TsunamiSoundDecoder).pdf) for DCC SOUND ON BOARD User's Guide and Technical Reference
Click Here (http://www.soundtraxx.com/factory/OEM_pages/bachmann/ho_3_truck_shay.pdf) for Bachmann HO 3 Truck Shay supported CVs info
Quote from: Hunt on February 05, 2017, 02:42:37 PM
Sid,
Here are the documents Bachmann provides online.
Click Here (http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/images/Spectrum_DCC_Quick_Start_Guide.pdf) for Quick Start Guide
Click Here (http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/dwg/dwgs/SPECTRUMSTEAMSOUNDUSERSGUIDE(TsunamiSoundDecoder).pdf) for DCC SOUND ON BOARD User's Guide and Technical Reference
Click Here (http://www.soundtraxx.com/factory/OEM_pages/bachmann/ho_3_truck_shay.pdf) for Bachmann HO 3 Truck Shay supported CVs info
Also --- With use you will soon discover parts of the provided documentation to be not applicable, incomplete, and sometimes misleading.
Thanks Hunt. I did find errors with the CV list for the 3 truck Climax. I made my own sheet and work off it. The one Soundtraxx has still doesn't jive with my models.
Sid