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Lifelike GP-38 in LIRR colors and DCC

corsair7
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I couldn't resist buying a Life-Like GP-38 in Long Island Rail Road colors and markings. From what I understand, this locomotive is DCC ready but I have heard from others that this really means "good luck replacing the PC circuit board with a DCC controller."

Now I readily admit I am a novice when it comes to DCC despite of all the reading I have done about DCC over the last couple of months. But if there is a PC board in this locomotive, converting the locomotive to DCC shouldn't be difficult. So what can you DCC experts (or anyone who knows more about it than I do) tell me about this? All comments, advice or even warnings are acceptable.

Irv


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Submitted by corsair7 on Sun, 08/17/2008 - 17:51.

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http://mysite.mweb.co.za/res

http://mysite.mweb.co.za/residents/grela/lifegp38-2.html

http://www.nscale.net/forums/dcc-electronics-and-wiring/dcc/2008/02/20/dcc-decoder-life-gp38-2

Any of the smaller wired decoders can be installed with little work. (Lenz-mini series, Digitrax DZ125, etc)


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Sun, 08/17/2008 - 18:19

Jacko-Pat
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I am wondering..........

  It's strange that in HO there was a drop-in decoder for P2K loco's. I wonder why the same isn't true for N-scale. Do some of the decoder manuf. not take Lifelike seriously? What is the deal?

Jacko 



Sun, 08/17/2008 - 19:05

woodone
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GP38

Corsair7 is that the GP38-2 Life-Like by Walthers?

If it is, take a look at this site WWW.litchfieldstation.com

then look at the install section,  go to N scale  and you will see a install of that loco. Hope that will help  



Tue, 08/19/2008 - 22:17

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