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Programming Accessory Decoders

March 10 2020

Accessory decoders (at least the ones made by DCC Specialties...

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DCC - JMRI with SPROG 3

February 26 2020

Hey Guys: We have a DCC - JMRI with SPROG 3 system, with Kato...

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Find A Short Circuit

February 24 2020

Go to your local automotive store and get an 1156...

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Cross Hare LED Identification

February 24 2020

Connect a 9v battery + to J1-11 and the -...

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Adding a GoPack! Capacitor to Broadway Limited Locomotives

February 13 2020

Purchase the GoPack! HERE For Broadway Limited product information and...

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ESU LokSound 5: Adjusting and Synchronizing the Steam Chuff Rate

January 14 2020

By Maxwell Brisben After installing the decoder you will most...

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WalthersProto EMD SW1200 Shell Removal Instructions

September 27 2019

Walthers has received reports of some new run EMD SW1200...

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Installing a TCS KA2 in a Blackstone Models C-19 2-8-0

August 2 2019

Article & Photography by Maxwell Brisben  |  Installation done by...

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ESU LokSound 5 Direct Decoder Wiring Diagram

July 11 2019

By Maxwell Brisben, TTE Tech Updated 05/12/2020 Below is a...

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Frog-AR Response Time and Current Limit

July 11 2019

The response of the Frog-AR to a dead short circuit...

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ESU LokSound 5 Aux Output Table

July 10 2019

By Maxwell Brisben, TTE Tech The table below outlines what...

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A Primer in Loksound 5

May 16 2019

By Max Brisben, TTE Tech Support In 2019, ESU Loksound,...

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Broadway Limited PRR K4s Arriving April 2019!

April 5 2019

New Run of Broadway Limited Imports HO Scale PRR K4s...

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Reverse Section Staggered Gaps

March 21 2019

    Hi Guys---I am getting ready to put together...

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Grade Crossing Comparison

June 1 2018

We did some research on Logic Rail and Circuitron crossing...

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QSI Titan with Stay Alive Capacitor

May 18 2018

Adding a stay alive capacitor to a QSI Titan U...

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ESU Loksound Select Micro 73800 Installation in WalthersSW1

May 15 2018

We recently installed a Loksound Select Micro in an older...

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NCE Throttle Cab Address

May 8 2018

Each NCE cab MUST have a unique Cab address. The...

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SoundTraxx CurrentKeeper & Bachmann 2-8-0 DSD-B280 Board

April 25 2018

This shows the solder locations for adding a CurrentKeeper to...

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Changing The Output Voltage of The Lenz LZV100

March 23 2018

This entails changing the value of CV7 in the programming...

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DCC Specialties Wabbits and CMOS Route Display

March 14 2018

 I have a number of Wabbits w/ feedback installed on...

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How to Wire A Long Reverse Loop

March 14 2018

When you have two wires close together in parallel, the...

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DCC Specialties RRampMeter Voltage Reading

March 14 2018

The lowest DC voltage that the basic RRampMeter can read...

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