DCC and Sound Without Track Power! - DCC Shop G Bachmann 2-4-2T Part 2

[@stephenhottle6783]

Pretty cool. Thanks for taking us along 👍🏻

[@DanielCortopassi]

You're welcome. I'm glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!

[@Jeremiaha284]

Dan and Nichole, thank you for the presentation. Happy Thanksgiving! Love the original music.

[@DanielCortopassi]

Happy Thanksgiving to you, too! We're glad you liked the video. Thanks for watching!

[@jnv4392]

Thanks! Great job!!!!!

[@DanielCortopassi]

Thanks so much! I appreciate it a lot!

[@robingagnon9659]

Nice setup and explanations. I have a tender with mine so the weight of the battery won't matter in my case, like you I would not have thought of that until I saw those wheels up in the air :) thanks for sharing!

[@DanielCortopassi]

I'm glad you liked the video. Using a tender would change things. I was kind of surprised when I noticed that the engine wouldn't sit right after putting in the first battery, though it is pretty heavy. In one of my other models I actually took the battery pack apart and placed the individual cells in different places, but that was difficult and I ended up blowing out the battery circuit board in the process. I don't see replacements for those available anymore so I didn't want to do that in this one. The weight could possibly be more evenly distributed that way, though. Thanks for watching!

[@CentralJerseyRailfan]

The Powerpacks do seem redundant when using battery power IMO

[@DanielCortopassi]

Yes, I don't think the capacitors do much when the decoder is running on battery power, though they don't really hurt either. The LokSound 5L comes with them wired onto the board. I don't think they offer a version of that decoder without them. The XL has them too. I have a couple of those installed in other large scale models with batteries, and they work great. Thanks for watching!

[@hond4srule]

Quick tip. WD40 will take that rtv off your fingers if you get it before it dries.

[@DanielCortopassi]

Thanks for the tip! I'll keep that in mind for next time. This time it peeled off on its own after a day or two. Thanks for watching!

[@Steamer96]

Again RC batteries seem much better than DCC and you can have loop arounds without special wiring.

[@DanielCortopassi]

This engine has a battery, and my track has no wiring at all. I've heard of people using RC components, but I prefer a control system specifically made for trains. Besides motor control, a DCC decoder offers all kinds of lighting effects, sounds, and consisting in case I want to run the engine double headed with another. The way this is set up, it can run off the battery, or it could be run with track power on a normal DCC layout. Thanks for watching!