Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 H i, I am a newbie to the world of DCC & N gauge too. I have purchased a Digicentral DR5000 after seeing this unit at Warley. I now need decoders for my fleet of 6 diesel loco's which are a mix of Farish & Dapol DCC Ready loco's. Having trawled the internet, it seems that soundchips are around the £100 mark? which is too expensive for me, so I have turned my attention to stay alive 6 pin decoders now. I am wondering if 2 function chips will be fine for lights & movement? I have these two choices below if they are any good? but I am also interested in any others that you can recommend ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DCC-Concepts-DCD-ZN6D-5-Zen-6-Pin-Direct-2-Func-DCC-Decoder-Stay-Alive-Pk5/322868787492?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DCC-Decoder-2-function-6-pin-New-2A-1A-and-Capacitor-N-scale-Laisdcc-UK-Stock/152861133707?hash=item23973bcb8b:g:r5AAAOSwL7VWn-3z Any help would be very much appreciated ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIMorrison Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 IIRC there was some talk about the LAIS chips being counterfeit and not performing well? - I use Lenz silver and gold mini (I like Railcom ) which fit into my HOe locos (N gauge chassis) and perform very well, though I don't use all the functions due to lack of space, stay-alive isn't an option in an H0e loco I do have one LAIS chip that I use in my Tomix rail cleaner and it performs for me, but that is a single speed and I don't need it to even go in reverse (hoovers don't work when they blow ) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) N Gauge Phill..??!! blimey I bet that stuff looks TINY..!!! I've just sold off my lad's N Gauge - he's totally lost interest in trains, & it's far too small for me. Will be watching your new venture with interest! Edit, in a more useful vein, I too would be very wary of cheap Chinese DCC chips. 2 functions would suit having directional lights, in terms of "our" Era of locos, but maybe not enough for modern era locos with day/night variations in headlights. Edited January 13, 2018 by F-UnitMad 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike Posted January 13, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2018 The Zimo MX622N is excellent value at £20 - that is what I would go for (much better motor control than Lais or some of the other cheaper decoders). Cheers, Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted January 13, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 13, 2018 2 function is generally fine for n gauge. I can't comment on these clips though as I have not used them. I normally use chips from Zimo or CT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul-H Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Another thumbs up for the £20 Zimo from me, I have a Farish Fairburn tank that didn't run well with either Gaugemanster, Lenz or the cheap eBaaaaay Lais Decoders, but on recomendation I tride a Zimo and the Fairburn now runs a sweet as the rest of my fleet, and at only £20 it will be the only one I will now use. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill Dyson (onslaught832) Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Thank you everone for your replies, I have ordered 5 ZIMO MX622N chips Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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