DCC for Spectrum locos by Bachmann

upguy May 13, 2000

  1. upguy

    upguy TrainBoard Member

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    Has anyone put DCC in the Spectrum Dash-9 by Bachmann? Is it worth the trouble? Can it be done? Who knows how to install DCC in this engine? [​IMG]

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  2. BC Rail King

    BC Rail King E-Mail Bounces

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    To install DCC in the Dash 8, go to Azteks site, and it will ahve a milled frame. Then, just soldier [​IMG] [​IMG] [​IMG]

    Happy Railroading [​IMG]

    Dane N.

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  3. mtaylor

    mtaylor Staff Member TrainBoard Supporter

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    Very strange.....I was just thinking of this very subject yesterday. (Ebay inspired [​IMG]). I will check out Aztec's site on this. Dane, do you have any of the spectrum stuff running? if so, how does it run. Is it worth the cheap $40.00 (US)

    Thanks,
    Matt
     
  4. sd75mac

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    I may be wrong, but I don't think John from Aztec will mill a Bachmann frame. I did my own & installed a DN140 in a -8. This install was not what I was looking for. The motor over heats (even after installing new brushes) and it cannot keep up with Atlas or Kato engines. So, I've created dummies from the -8's. They look real good as helpers or distributed power units.

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    Harold Riley
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  5. upguy

    upguy TrainBoard Member

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    I came across this website that I found to be very informative concerning my questions about DCC. If anyone has questions about DCC, this site can answer your questions or link you to somebody that can. I haven't checked it out totally...there's too much, but I have it bookmarked.
    http://trainweb.org/nrmrc/dcc/index.html

    I hope that I typed that right.

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