Interesting. I don't have any Athearn locos at the moment (Bowser/Stewart, a couple Overland, and a lone Bachman). I would be interested if anyone else ran into similar problems with other brands, and

I was actually considering the Rapido Trains Railcrew uncoupler. I've watched a couple install videos and these seem to be the better/easier option for retrofit in my situation.

Thank you all for your responses, it definitely sounds like this is better done with 12v DC.

I have a couple spots on my layout where I'd like to use remote uncouplers and didn't see what I was looking for in past posts here. I've seen references about activating these through a DCC throttle

Thank you, it did not occur to me that this information would be in the instructions. I had already watched a video of an install, thinking there was no need to dig into the specific instructions unti

I've been eyeballing Rapido switch machines because of the associated switch stands and indicators, which I've never sen with Tortoise. What isn't clear on their web site is what accessory decoder wou

Thank you for all your responses on this. Someone did point out quickly what I was too dense to see - the obvious! I typically do my programming with JMRI, hence the desire to “write” changes and once

Looking over the newly posted material on this topic I'm feeling a little dense. I currently have a Powercab with the NCE auto switch for a separate programming track I installed directly under my lay

I have three of these on my layout and I like to think of them as just two turnouts crammed together, the same as having a left turnout follow a right. They are wired as you would any turnout. Is your

It would probably help if I clarified further. I did also purchase the Walthers distribution block 942-111, which I originally thought was DC only until last night when I realized is has 8 pins for I/

Yes, basic green machine with the built-in decoder (I believe referred to as SMAIL). No DC involved at all, I power these from the track bus so the Power Cab/JMRI/WI Throttle can throw them.

The net result of running one of the track feeds to pin 1 of the 942-121 and back out of pin 3 to the #8 pin on the Tortoise was both LEDs showing yellow and the push button having no effect whatsoeve

I scanned the materials on the site but either it isn't covered or I'm too dense to interpret what I'm reading and apply it as needed. NCE system using five Tortoise machines with the built-in decoder

I have two of these as well but not in a reversing loop. You are correct that Peco recommends insulating the four inside legs, which I did, and have experienced no problems in operation. I would think

I am working with Decoder Pro, that’s what was giving me strange readings on the board. That said, even with the “read from decoder” I was presented dozens of options, so I was looking for a way to na

Thank you all for your tips. Another user pointed me to the JMRI website http://jmri.org/xml/XSLT/pages/DecoderId.html which has helped me narrow the field considerably. Not the easiest thing to find

This isn't strictly a wiring question but I'm hoping for some help/direction. I have a Stewart Hobbies F7 equipped with a Soundtraxx decoder. Being new to JMRI I am trying to add it to my roster but I

Thank you, Don. That makes sense, and I’m a little surprised NCE doesn’t cover that in their documentation.

Using the NCE Powercab it was my understanding that your entire layout can be used as the programming track since NCE doesn't have separate programming track outputs. However, when I attempt to use "P

Thank you, I suspected I made a mistake in choosing based on the 8-pin only.