Benji derailed his K4 and broke the pilot bogey (4-wheel).  Bachman does not have and does not know if they will have until April.  Any suggestions?  The part number is HB1407.  Thanks for any help.

JJB

I have a Spectrum Dash 8 with CSX markings (#7661)  Item No. is 83505.  I would like to add sound.  Is a sound decoder available and is this a "big" job to add sound?  Thanks.

Thanks to all.  I think I've got it now.  I'm sure other things will come up.

JJB

Jim Banner, you have it right.  I wanted to avoid reversing polarity, but still have the loop.  You summed it up well and I will proceed in this direction.  Thanks, much!

JJB

Quote from: renniks on September 15, 2009, 07:08:32 PM
What DCC controller are you using and how many locos will you actually be running at the same time?

Eric UK

I hope to run up to 5 at one time.  I have the Bachmann DCC EZ Controller.  Thanks.

JJB

I'm making a fairly large layout which will run up to 5 DCC locos and 1 analog loco.  There is about 80 feet of track.  I have two issues:

1.) Will I need more power than I can get from a standard DCC controller to run efficiently?  That is, will I need the 5 watt power boost to get the most out of this layout?

2.) I plan a reversing loop in this layout.  Is the best way to avoid the reversing polarity with DCC to use the Bachmann reversing loop module and the insulating track sections?

These q's are probably pretty old, but any help will be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks to all.  I do not know if the loco sound-equipped, or not.  Is there some way to tell other than CNE Runner's suggestion?  Can I get a sound decoder for the loco?  By the way, the controller is the 10-space Bachman unit.  Thanks, again.

BG

Benji has a new DCC (Santa Fe F-7) train.  It runs fine, but I've not been able to find the right function to blow a whistle.  Do all trains not have this function?  I would think this would be a standard on any train???  Thanks.

BG