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  1. Tallpaul69
    So having decided to go for DCC, how did I get going?

    I have kicked off with an NCE Power Cab. Having seen good comments on this controller on my "To DCC or not" thread, and as my local model shop is a stockist and can give me help and support, it seemed a sensible way to go.

    I am taking things one step at a time, initially I bought one chipped loco, a brand new Hornby TTS Castle (I like Castles!). I expect that sound will by the cost be limited mainly to shunting and slow moving locos, where I think it will be most effective.

    Chipping is not something that I feel confident to try myself, so I am happy to pay the charges to have it done for me.

    So I have an existing 56xx tank being sound chipped and collected three chipped locos yesterday. They are a Hornby 08, a Bachmann Pannier and a Hornby Castle. All are fitted with Zimo non sound chips.
    These locos were chosen to explore facets of DCC:-
    The Castle to compare with my TTS Castle - I have third Castle which might soon get a sound chip.
    Further to the above, I have received information which says that the HCC Castle (amongst others) was the Airfix 1979 body on a Dapol 1985 Chassis.

    The shunters to compare diesel and steam shunters under DCC. Later a similar pair will get sound chips, again for comparison.
    The panier is also non DCC ready, so I get a view of hard wired against socketed chips.

    So today, I got a view on setting up loco addresses, and also see how the above locos run on my test track.
    I have now completed the readdressing of the three locos recently chipped, and am pleased to say it was not difficult. They all work fine.

    I then got overconfident and decided to try pairing the two shunters in what the NCE manual calls a consist.
    This was not difficult, but the problem I have is that I can't work out and the manual doesn't help on how to stop the locos working in a consist and return them to working against their individual addresses.
    When I call up the individual addresses and advance the throttle, they just don't move?

    Any help on this would be appreciated?
     
    I am also off to Ally Pally this weekend to gen up further on the possibilities.

    Best regards
    Paul
     
  2. Tallpaul69
    So having decided to go for DCC, how did I get going?

    I have kicked off with an NCE Power Cab. Having seen good comments on this controller on my "To DCC or not" thread, and as my local model shop is a stockist and can give me help and support, it seemed a sensible way to go.

    I am taking things one step at a time, initially I bought one chipped loco, a brand new Hornby TTS Castle (I like Castles!). I expect that sound will by the cost be limited mainly to shunting and slow moving locos, where I think it will be most effective.

    Chipping is not something that I feel confident to try myself, so I am happy to pay the charges to have it done for me.

    So I have an existing 56xx tank being sound chipped and collected three chipped locos yesterday. They are a Hornby 08, a Bachmann Pannier and a Hornby Castle. All are fitted with Zimo non sound chips.
    These locos were chosen to explore facets of DCC:-
    The Castle to compare with my TTS Castle - I have third Castle which might soon get a sound chip.
    Further to the above, I have received information which says that the HCC Castle (amongst others) was the Airfix 1979 body on a Dapol 1985 Chassis.

    The shunters to compare diesel and steam shunters under DCC. Later a similar pair will get sound chips, again for comparison.
    The panier is also non DCC ready, so I get a view of hard wired against socketed chips.

    So today, I got a view on setting up loco addresses, and also see how the above locos run on my test track.
    I have now completed the readdressing of the three locos recently chipped, and am pleased to say it was not difficult. They all work fine.

    I then got overconfident and decided to try pairing the two shunters in what the NCE manual calls a consist.
    This was not difficult, but the problem I have is that I can't work out and the manual doesn't help on how to stop the locos working in a consist and return them to working against their individual addresses.
    When I call up the individual addresses and advance the throttle, they just don't move?

    Any help on this would be appreciated?
     
    I am also off to Ally Pally this weekend to gen up further on the possibilities.

    Best regards
    Paul
     
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