I finally got the pickup to work properly with the Decapod. So, with that, I decided to order the DCC decoder for it. I got it last week. It's bare with no harness or plug. How am I supposed to install it? All the wires in the tender are black or red. I can guess some of them but not all. There are 3 pairs of wires that go to the locomotive. Which ones are light and which ones are for the motor? Anybody knows?

I got a Decapod a few weeks ago. DCC ready. So, I just got the Bachmann decoder for it. However, there is no harness, no wires with the decoder. How am I supposed to connect it?

I got what appears to be a brand new or very limited use Decapod 2-10-0 loco last week. The wheels don't show any wear or any sign that it's been run. However, when I put the loco on the tracks, it immediately shorts my DCC layout. I now have an MRC Prodigy Advance controller but I also tested with the Bachmann E-Z Command controller with same result. The loco is DCC-ready so, even though I think the MRC controller cannot run DC-only locos, the E-Z Command one does as I have another DC-only locomotive that runs fine on my layout.

The seller told me he got it from an estate and said he tried to run it on his DC-only layout but couldn't get it to work. He never mentioned any short so I'm going to ask him if he did notice a short.

So, anybody has any idea what could be the problem?

Thanks in advance for any pointer or info!