Captainkirk

Thank you to everybody for taking the time to reply to this thread, it was and still is appreciated. David C Broad is right _ I was taken seriously ill at the time and was not even able to go online nevermind reply to the posts. I can manage limited time online now and I found my login details for the forum, and found this old thread. I do not think I will be involved with my model railway now as I had to move home and it was all packed away. As someone else said hopefully your contributions were helpful to someone. Thank you and best wishes Captainkirk

Most of my locos are 2 rail Hornby Dublo with some later Hornby. In fact it was my intention to collect at least one of each of Hornby Dublo locos and rolling stock. I never caught the DCC bug but I do appreciate that the sound makes a great difference to operating a layout. I am now retired and do not have loads of money to spend now, but I have considered buying some Lenz loco decoders but as I understand it the basic loco decoder does not produce sound, but control only. Hornby appear to sell the TTS sound decoders for various locos, but my HD locos draw 600 – 750ma even after remagnetising -too much for the Hornby TTS. I take it I would have to purchase these as well and piggy back them to the control decoder? If so does it have to be a Hornby control decoder or can the TSS sound be fitted with any other decoder. I have also seen some American model rail forums where sound decoders are available to operate off the original 2 rail DC controlled layout - this may be my preferred route – are there any UK suppliers of DC (analogue) sound decoders?