A lot of people are worried about hard wiring because of possibly "frying" the decoder. You can now buy an 8pin female socket with wiring harness for about £3 or less. Once you have hard wired it you fit a blanking plug. That way you can check on DC that your wiring is correct. Gaugemaster sell a DCC 29 Decoder which you can then fit after first removing the blanking plug.
I have sooooo many locos that need hardwiring to DCC... I tend to cheat with my Lima Class 37s and 47s by swapping their bodies onto Hornby TTS locos (same moulding!). I usually hear the pinky-beige wire referred to as orange, so might depend on the decoder how bright that colour is! Yet another great video 👍🏻
Hi McMetro. Superb video 👍. Very well explained and easy to follow. This video in particular shows just how easy fitting DCC to a non DCC Ready Engine is. You just need to find some British Railways Transfers now lol! 😛 Stay safe mate, kind regards GWR
Great guide. One thing to note is I’d recommend removing the capacitor from the loco as this can interfere with the chips operation and the chip itself replaced the capacitors function. Great vid though, I’ve subbed 👍
Thank you 😀 I like to stick a bit of running at the end so if someone don't want to watch the tutorial, as they don't need to, they've still got a bit of running at the end to watch and enjoy.
Hi mcmetro, just about to get stuck into all this dcc stuff and do have a flying Scotsman that I would like to convert, but a couple of questions if I may? 1) I presume the addition was both the chip and the decoder? 2) are the front boogies very loose on your model? If so did you manage to firm them up
Hi 👋 1) All you need for the DCC installation is a decoder ( you may here the decoder referred as a ‘chip’ in mine and others’ videos however usually implied as the same ) 2) I haven’t used my Flying Scotsman in a short while however I don’t believe the front bogies are too loose - if you have an issue it may be worth contacting Hornby. Hope this helps!
Hi 😀 Good question, I know hornby decoders can be used on traditional DC , might require a CV change though. Other decoders, might be worth searching or asking the manufacturer. I hope that helped 👍
Hi MCMetro, I'm not sure if you are still replying to this comment section but I am wanting to convert a Flying Scotsman from I think its a 2009 set would this still work on that one. Kind Regards, Ben
@@cineman_ben2100 Hi Ben, The Flying Scotsman from a 2009 set should be identical to this, as this model has been reproduced identically for a few decades as far as I’m aware, so I’d expect everything to match up with my video from a few years ago. 🙂 Cheers
Stop saying 'obviously'. If we are new to something, nothing is obvious. Just tell us what we need to do. On thing is obvious though, you didn't turn your microphone up loud enough.
A lot of people are worried about hard wiring because of possibly "frying" the decoder. You can now buy an 8pin female socket with wiring harness for about £3 or less. Once you have hard wired it you fit a blanking plug. That way you can check on DC that your wiring is correct. Gaugemaster sell a DCC 29 Decoder which you can then fit after first removing the blanking plug.
Excellent, given me the confidence to seriously think of getting an old Hornby Duchess (possibly R2230) and have a go. I have subscribed
Barry.Devon
Thank you! 😀 I hope you get onto doing it, you know you can do it! 👍👍
Thanks 😀
Love the way the train moves, thanks for posting man :) - TinyTrainTrack
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 😀
I have sooooo many locos that need hardwiring to DCC... I tend to cheat with my Lima Class 37s and 47s by swapping their bodies onto Hornby TTS locos (same moulding!). I usually hear the pinky-beige wire referred to as orange, so might depend on the decoder how bright that colour is! Yet another great video 👍🏻
Thank you 😀 Yes, I've got a few Lima and Airfix models which I have bought secondhand in the past, may need to fit them 😀
Excellent thanks - just the inspiration I needed to tackle my streamliner coronation which has a similar chassis
Thanks 👍 Hopefully it should all go well for you 😀 I'm glad you found it helpful 😀👍
Hi McMetro.
Superb video 👍. Very well explained and easy to follow. This video in particular shows just how easy fitting DCC to a non DCC Ready Engine is. You just need to find some British Railways Transfers now lol! 😛
Stay safe mate, kind regards GWR
Thank you, I always thought it would be alot harder than it actually came out to be. Would be interesting to see a BR logo on it 😀 Stay safe too!
Great video,
Easy to follow and well presented!
Owen 😊
Thank you, its a lot easier than I originally anticipated.😀
Great guide. One thing to note is I’d recommend removing the capacitor from the loco as this can interfere with the chips operation and the chip itself replaced the capacitors function. Great vid though, I’ve subbed 👍
Thanks!
Thank you for the advice, in future I’ll give that a go 😀
Thanks again
great how too video really well explained really enjoyable cheers for now al 😁🙋♂️👍👍👍👍
Thank you 😀 I like to stick a bit of running at the end so if someone don't want to watch the tutorial, as they don't need to, they've still got a bit of running at the end to watch and enjoy.
As you can see, obviously 👍
Beigey pinky colour = orange.
Hi do we know if would work on my mallard but it's tender driven thanks chris
Great tutorial !👍
Thank you 😀👍
Hi mcmetro, just about to get stuck into all this dcc stuff and do have a flying Scotsman that I would like to convert, but a couple of questions if I may?
1) I presume the addition was both the chip and the decoder?
2) are the front boogies very loose on your model? If so did you manage to firm them up
Hi 👋
1) All you need for the DCC installation is a decoder ( you may here the decoder referred as a ‘chip’ in mine and others’ videos however usually implied as the same )
2) I haven’t used my Flying Scotsman in a short while however I don’t believe the front bogies are too loose - if you have an issue it may be worth contacting Hornby.
Hope this helps!
Hello. I'm new to this DCC game. After a loco is hard wired like this, can it still be powered by a DC controller on a traditional track ?
Hi 😀
Good question,
I know hornby decoders can be used on traditional DC , might require a CV change though.
Other decoders, might be worth searching or asking the manufacturer.
I hope that helped 👍
Hi MCMetro,
I'm not sure if you are still replying to this comment section but I am wanting to convert a Flying Scotsman from I think its a 2009 set would this still work on that one.
Kind Regards,
Ben
@@cineman_ben2100 Hi Ben,
The Flying Scotsman from a 2009 set should be identical to this, as this model has been reproduced identically for a few decades as far as I’m aware, so I’d expect everything to match up with my video from a few years ago. 🙂
Cheers
Stop saying 'obviously'. If we are new to something, nothing is obvious. Just tell us what we need to do. On thing is obvious though, you didn't turn your microphone up loud enough.
Hi 👋 Sorry, it’s been over a year since I made that video, if I would go back and remake it I would make a lot of changes. Thanks 😀