How to DCC an 0-4-0!

[@malbro111]

I’ve seen a number of these utubes on this and this is the clearest and easiest to follow by far! Well done.

[@phil36310]

Very well done young man ! There is hope for the future with young people still 'doing' things and being creative. Happy modeling & thanks for sharing!

[@daveweightman7923]

Just completed my fist dcc conversion in 0-4-0 following your guidance. Thanks

[@mickjames73]

Thanks Will & Craig. I had been thinking of DCCing a Pug but had put it off as i felt may be too difficult but this has given me the practical tips to give it shot. I also really like how the workshop vids arent too rushed and point out the not so obvious details, whereas most assume we know how to do things Cheers

[@InterCity82]

Mike Guilfoyle Thank you for the feedback! I shall definitely make more vids like this.

[@KeithTucker45]

Great video! Craig makes the task look so easy! Well done.

[@InterCity82]

Keith Tucker Haha, that he does!

[@RockyRailroadProductions_B0SS]

That looks great! The mechanism is so smooth now!

[@oceancity2006]

Very interesting and informative video, some intensive surgery in a small space but shows what can be done with knowledge and skill. Thanks for sharing this with your subscribers.

[@avlisk]

I like the way you left your wiring mistake in and showed your work-around by simply swapping the red and black connections. We all make mistakes like this, and seeing how you fixed it was a good lesson. Re: the shrink tube, there's a product called "liquid insulation" or "liquid tape" that comes in a bottle (and in different colors, too) that you paint onto exposed wires. It can get into tight places to repair insulation that has cracked or opened up, and when you forget to slip that shrink tube on before you solder, which you will forget to do. (Ask me how I know!)

[@InterCity82]

avlisk WOW! Thank you for the tip-off!

[@avlisk]

InterCity82 The stuff I found here in North America is by Gardner Bender Company, Milwaukee, WI.

[@EastCoastSteam4468]

Thanks for uploading this, got a couple of 0-4-0's to do, but I am quite shy of attempting it.

[@Arrivatrainswalesfan]

Great tutorial. Very clear and easy to follow. I might try that myself on one of my old locos

[@InterCity82]

***** Go for it! It makes such a difference!

[@esdv4296]

Can you make a video how to chip a 0-4-0 with added lights( can you show the modification on the class D , or how to do it ) ?

[@2595220]

yeaa!! been waiting to do this to mine thank the lord for IC82!!! :D and Craig of course :P

[@TylersTrains]

Congratulations on the 30,000 subscribers /;D

[@jacobporrett]

Some helpful and useful tips.

[@johnnew3096]

Just finished off a similar job. Watching this showed I was on same lines and, yes I b******d up the forwards and backwards too! Have a vague recollection that can be swapped in the CV settings but not yet looked up the details of how to do it.

[@trevorrhodes4850]

Spot on instructions...out with the soldering iron..thank you

[@james12roe]

I'm planning to do this to a few of my old locos, starting with my 2004 hornby percy, which i notice you have as well 20:10

[@befrank88]

Good job guys

[@malbro111]

Hi, how important is it to get the ‘very fine wire’ you talk about when soldering the cables? The nearest I can get is cable used for telephone wiring which is pretty thin but may be slightly thicker than the original wire in the engine - will this make a difference?

[@daveday5507]

Have you any idea where to connect a stay alive to Hornby 4 and 6 pin decoders?

[@HEG-Z]

+InterCity82 Could you PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do a video on how to dcc chip a split chassis locomotive such as the ol' Bachmann GWR 57XX???!!!!

[@ThatGuyKal]

Any protips to getting the shell off the Calednoian Belle? I've got the back part up but the front doesn't want to come free.

[@livesteam]

Super video ... you make it look so easy ... thanks ! ... question though, why didn't you unsolde those "wrong side" wires, and correct ? ...

[@jakedarling7549]

Is there any way of getting one of these to run at low speeds at full throttle? I want maximum power running through it but moving slow so that I can use it for my dapol track cleaning car... Any ideas?

[@richierex]

are you confused, with DCC its full power to the track all the time. The loco goes any speed or direction

[@darrylblackshaw14]

Is there any reason why the motor cannot be reinserted upside down, so that the contact pads are on top of the motor. That way they are easy to get at for soldering and you can be sure that they are not shorting on anything.

[@NGaugeVideo]

Great Video Craig, really very informative. Do you think it would be possible to also add sound and a seuth smoke generator as well? Perhaps an N Gauge sugar cube speaker could work? I would like to attempt this.....

[@michaelstanco8508]

great video ! please tell us what and where we can get that cool software u were using on the Tablet showing the wiring diagram.

[@ianfergalfarrar]

Did you put the metal clip back over the motor on reassembly??

[@musoseven8218]

Great video! Can you tell me if this is one of the older Hornby locos? If so, how did it run on DC (slow running etc), before fitting DCC (which it seems to run well on?).

[@GBPuploads]

Well presented video making task straight forward. However I have just DCC'd Percy and simply turned the motor through 180 degrees so that motor contact are on the top. No need to shorten pick up contacts. I also added a socket and this really did make things complicated. But it all works.

[@InterCity82]

Greg Pegg Impressive stuff! You sound better than us!

[@foxcell]

Great video Craig can you do a terrier next :-D

[@SimonLivertonCentral]

Nice informative video.

[@InterCity82]

Simon Young Thank you!

[@SeaToby11]

Simon Young Yes, a beautiful job of TAMING a Hornby pocket rocket. This loco is now a true shunter. If only there was enough space inside a pocket rocket to install the battery sound device from the previous Workshop, we could have sound as well. Looks like installing the battery sound device into a wagon behind the loco will have to suffice.

[@InterCity82]

SeaToby11 Might be worth a video?! What do y'a reckon? ;)

[@SeaToby11]

InterCity82 Why not? Does appear to be a great idea. Installing a battery sound device to a wagon would make all of our steam locos have sound when that loco is placed on our layouts one at a time. Do two wagons and run two locos we would have two locos with sound. But one will be sufficient.

[@ZeldaTheSwordsman]

Isn't that old conversion one of the ones that's had trouble? This was crazy, but not as crazy as my plan to rig my model of Lady up with lamps powered by a watch battery. Or as crazy as trying to chip that particular 0-4-0 would be.

[@Wolfyjinny]

Ok so how do I determine motor left, motor right, track left, track right ? how should I be looking at the loco ... front toward me or front away from me ?

[@georgehilary5123]

Like you were driving it.

[@Mookie1340]

Great film, hopefully I get round to doing it to my Hornby GWR 101 loco, which I've had for over 30 years. What soldering iron did you use and would you use it for all your soldering? track work etc.

[@SeaToby11]

+Mookie1340 I did my GWR Holden, she is now a true shunter.

[@TheWGLOVER]

How a out some demos on Bachmann split frame types/

[@TheTrainMaster15]

i found out that you can run dcc locos on dc controls is this true. heard from sams trains

[@DENPTrains]

TrainMaster15 Yes you can run DCC fitted locos on a DC circuit, however you can't run a DC loco on a DCC circuit

[@rdj6737]

Most DCC decoders can run on DC Direct Current. There are a few older ones that cannot. Also, software in the decoder investigates the rail voltage signals and decides which control system (not all are "DCC" or DC) is present before operating the motor. This hesitation is often seen after a quick short that DC locomotives can just use their momentum to carry through. The decoder software Control Variables (CV29) can be changed to not test, thus improving DCC performance, but then it will no longer operate on DC until the decoder is reset. (i.e., if the decoder seems to not work, reboot!)

[@reubensaunders364]

What do the other four wires do?

[@SeaToby11]

+Reuben Saunders Many use the other wires for lights with other larger locos. But the 0-4-0 doesn't have enough room inside the loco to install lights unfortunately. There is just barely enough room for the DCC chip.

[@geoffwalker315]

I did my Class 06 shunter 6 years ago.

[@TheWGLOVER]

Great demonstration, but why didn't you just correct your error in wiring instead of going through all the hassle of explaining it?

[@TheTrainMaster15]

But it's Thursday.:P

[@peterirving6966]

TrainMaster15 MY BIRTHDAY THURSDAY IM NOT COMPLAINING well its Thursday in Aus not sure about elsewhere

[@TheTrainMaster15]

Just saying because it's a workshop Wednesday vid

[@peterirving6966]

TrainMaster15 DONT COMPLAIN ITS MY BIRTHDAY

[@JaeV2000]

Wow it is a little different to my 30 year old poket rocket

[@InterCity82]

GWR23 Studios haha

[@peterirving6966]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME I AM NOW 14!!!!!

[@richierex]

How posh are you? Archimedes screw indeed! Its a worm gear and always has been.. ha ha