Roco HO DCC Conversion

[Neils WRX]

I thought it was worth adding a simple how to DCC conversion for Roco HO diesels and electrics.

 

I have converted quite a few Roco Belgian class 62’s Bo-Bo diesel locomotives for my new Belgian depot layout. As well as a couple of Belgian class 20 Co-Co locomotives.

 

This conversion would also work for German class 215’s and Belgian class 59’s that have similar chassis and circuit board and will I guess will work for other similar models.

 

First job is remove the electrical components shown on the photo below.

 

 

Then you need to break the electrical strips at 2 points on the circuit board. I just used the edge of a screwdriver to do this.

 

The next job is to solder the decoder in place. I have used 8 pin ESU Lokpilot v4 or 5’s, depending what I had available. I have standardised on ESU chips as I purchased a Lok Programmer a few years ago, but this install should work with any wired decoder.

 

The wiring is straight forward and gives directional head and tail lights. A picture tells a thousand words.

 

 

 

This is a straightforward installation and will make older models run on DCC layouts.

 

Stay safe everyone,

 

Thanks,

 

Neil