Willy Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Can someone please recommend a decoder that will fit the Bachmann 0n30 2 Truck Shay? All I want is good motor control and the light function so I don’t require anything sophisticated. Thank you. Willy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corax67 Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 A basic 8-pin Bachmann decoder (36552) will work perfectly well in there with good speed control and cost about £12 or for a few quid more you can get the more sophisticated 8-pin Lenz Standard (about £17) which allows a lot more "fiddle factor" depending on your DCC system capabilities. I run a Lenz Gold in mine set to shunting mode and it can creep at a barely perceptible crawl - I love the model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 Thank you Karl, that's good news. The reason I asked was because I was concerned about the apparent lack of space in this particular loco but you have managed to fit a Gold so there should be no problem. I have run DCC for many years now but all my other locos are packed and sent on ahead for a house move and I have no spare decoders available. Willy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corax67 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I have pretty much standardised on Gold but that's because I have also thinned out my collection to what I actually run and need rather than what I like and want It's a bit of a squeeze to get the Gold in but well worth the effort in terms of performance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted December 22, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 22, 2013 The Tsunami that Bachmann had in the sound version was a bespoke format, as I discovered to my cost when I bought an ordinary Tsunami, and found it wouldn't fit in the bunker. Sigh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 I have pretty much standardised on Gold but that's because I have also thinned out my collection to what I actually run and need rather than what I like and want It's a bit of a squeeze to get the Gold in but well worth the effort in terms of performance. I have just found an old TCS T1 that no longer works and it fits but only with a long harness, so I was just going to say that you must have used the long harness to squeeze in the Gold! I do like the Gold and have used it a lot for my HO stock but, as this is a one-off in 0n30, I only want something simple to keep me going over the winter. Willy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corax67 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I think the one I used was one of the early Gold decoder with a sparate plug-in harness that was always a bit on the long side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willy Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 I had a rummage around yesterday and I found TCS T1 that works. I only have a short harness so I cannot tuck it away but it runs beautifully, if a little odd with a decoder on the footplate, so I have ordered a long harness and that should do the trick. When I get it sorted out I will post a photo for the benefit of others who may be interested. Thank you again. Willy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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