Quote from: atlanticcentral on March 02, 2007, 11:25:44 AM
DrDialTone,

The 2-6-6-2 was a small loco compared to an Allegheny and power wise the 2-6-6-2 was similar to a modern Northern like a N&W J or a Reading T-1, but the Northerns where much faster.

The 2-6-6-2 is 1918 tech, the Allegheny and the Northerns are 1940's tech, way more advanced.

Sheldon

Thanks for the back ground. It would really be nice if Bachman included a little bit of history like Proto does about their loco's. Like I said before I loved the detail. Looks like a quality loco.

Quote from: Nigel on March 02, 2007, 10:53:43 AM
It is the programming of the decoder.

Read Digitraxx's manual on setting the CV's

Thank you for your reply. I know that I can change this by changing the CV values. No problem. It just seems that the start voltage seems to be higher with DCC than DC.  This has not happened with any of the other conversions that I have done so far. Just thinking that maybe someone else ran into the same issue.

Just converted my 2-6-6-2 to DCC with a Digitrax DH163PS decoder. The engin runs smoothly as before but the initial start voltage seems rather high. Thought it might be the decoder so I tried it in a different loco as a test. First click and the loco begins to move. It almost seems that the 2-6-6-2 ran better on DC than DCC. Any thoughts?

Quote from: BaltoOhioRRfan on February 28, 2007, 07:42:50 PM
Anyone have one of theses yet? I ask because I bought one today($300) and I noticed one big flaw...the spare cab thats supposed to have a diffrent road number had the same road number as the one already installed.... besides that its a great looking locomotive. I'll post pics if you guys want to see it.

I saw one at my local hobby shop. The detail was very impressive. It is also a very large loco. It dwarfs my 2-6-6-2.

Quote from: Jim Banner on February 19, 2007, 11:33:47 PM
Nigel, do you know if LifeLike (Walthers) will still be offering a remedy to all users?  The link to it on the page you referenced is dead.  I see their recommended method is similar to my own, except I attach a wire to the brush holder rather than trying to attach it to the brush itself.

When I recieved a response from Larry at Life Like there was no mention made of a remedy. Come to find out both my Proto 2000 GP 7's are wired in the same fashion.  Larry also stated that there should not be a potential for a decoder fail in the case of a short.  Looks like the problem was never rectified. I for one disagree with Larry. The Proto 2000 S1's and GP7's are DCC ready loco's

My first choice was lenz because they were first and the quality seemed to be of a higher standard. After checking around the Digitrax systems are the most popular and offered the most support. Also the local hobby shop where I buy support Digitrax. They have a in house expert which is great when you need advice. So the choice became a no brainer. Then the is the question of expandibility and ease of operation. Look and feel. The system I have is Digitrax Super Chief. The only nit I have about it is the buttons on my throttle stick every once in a while.

Thank you all for your replies Thanks for the link .

According to the instructions supplied with the loco it is a simple plug and play swap. Seems I read some where this is not the case. Wish I could remember. According to the author there is a potential of destroying the decoder if installed as per instructions. If the trucks come in contact with the chassis it will cause a short.  Any body have an experiance with this issue. 

Quote from: SteamGene on February 12, 2007, 02:13:13 PM
I have a Tsumani in one and an MRC in the other.  The Tsunami is easier to program.  The MRC is easier to install.   Blind tests give the MRC higher marks than the Tsunami. 
Gene

Thank you again for your insight.

Quote from: SteamGene on February 11, 2007, 10:30:30 PM
The NMRA 8 pin plug is in the tender.  Cut the capacitors.  If you want a sound decoder, put the speaker under the coal load with small holes (#70 or smaller) drilled in it and a hole in the rear bunker sheet to allow the wires between speaker and decoder.
Gene

Thank you for the info. It doesn't show any of that with the instructions.  Any decoder preferance? Sound of course. Thank you again for your help.

Thank you for your reply. It says nothing about being DCC ready with the information that came with the engin. 

Does anyone know if this steam locomotive is DCC ready? How much of a pain is it to install a decoder?