Bibby Line Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Would much appreciate suggestions for the best place to locate a decoder on a Dcc Ready Hornby Rebuilt Bulleid. There doesn't seem to be much room inside the body. I have had success in fitting them to the RMN locos, using a TCS DP2X-UK direct plug into the board. Hope to hear from you. Thank you, Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted March 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2014 I have two rebuilt MNs and two rebuilt Light Pacifics and three have been successfully fitted with Lenz Standard+ decoder. It's not the smallest in size, but is single-sided so you just need to ensure it's face up when you put the body back on. It then means there's no risk of the circuit board touching anything live. The decoder is towards the front but not in the smokebox. The other one has a Zimo MX623R. This is smaller and an easier fit, plus it is insulated on both sides so there's no risk of any shorts. Previously two of these had DP2X-UK decoders: these fit fairly easily but I found performance a bit erratic, especially if you reduced CV5 to set a more realistic top speed. Hence they got Lenz Standard+ instead with which they performed much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 Many thanks for that information, much appreciated. I have one of the Opti decoders and i will try to locate it as you suggested. Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF96 Posted April 15, 2014 Share Posted April 15, 2014 I've got a Hornby Sapphire (biggish 21 pin decoder with an adaptor harness for an 8 pin socket) in my MN. I think I had to remove a weight under the funnel area and located the decoder in there. I also had to sleeve it with the tube supplied with the loco to ensure insulation. A smaller decoder would probably fit in the same place with weight intact. Sapphire has a few gimmicks such as it supports ADCC, has programmable auto-ops (e.g. 4 steps x run, stop, reverse, etc - once or many times) and fuel/coal/water usage when loco will stop until refuelled. Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Thanks great the tip Rob. I'll see how it looks on the light pacific. Apologies for the delayed response. Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy100 Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I built a Hornby Merchant Navy from ebay parts - Chassis, body and tender. It has a DCC Ready chassis, but the mistake I made was assuming any M/N body would fit - it doesn't without some very serious body modifications. A late China made body from a DCC Ready loco is required. May be obvious, but it wasn't to me at the time. I fitted a DP2X-UK, and it works fine. It worked out a little cheaper than buying a complete loco - it was the basis for a rename and number. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Many thanks for the replies and apologies for the delay. I also managed to fit the DP2X-UK to a couple of MN but there doesn't seem to be room on the light pacific . Rob, I think you are right, some cutting is required. Would be very interested to hear from a Member that has a DCC fitted loco. Your comments and help are much appreciated. Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combe Martin Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I've got the DCC ready rebuilt West Country 34045 'Ottery St Mary', and a ZTC258 (no wires just the 8 pins on the underside) plugs straight in without fouling anything or having to remove anything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Apologies for the delay in replying . Many thanks for the tip, I'll check out dimensions compared with the TCS. Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RFS Posted May 31, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2014 Many thanks for the replies and apologies for the delay. I also managed to fit the DP2X-UK to a couple of MN but there doesn't seem to be room on the light pacific . Rob, I think you are right, some cutting is required. Would be very interested to hear from a Member that has a DCC fitted loco. Your comments and help are much appreciated. Eddie I initially fitted DP2X-UK decoders to both my rebuilt light pacifics without encountering any space issues. However, performance was erratic and they now have Lenz Standard+ decoders with which their performance is much improved. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby Line Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 Many thanks , I'll try that one. Eddie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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