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MTH DCS/DCC DECODER

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Bob McClain All Messages By This Member #166583 Understand that newer MTH engines have a DCS/DCC decoder that will work fine with Decoder Pro.? I am thinking of purchasing a Dash 9 model.? How can I find out if that engine has the? DCS/DCC decoder? Thanks Bob
Video7105 #166596 开云体育 Hey Bob,? Look for the Proto 3 sound labeling on the box or write up Dave In PA Sent from iPhone Xs Max toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Dec 2, 2019, at 08:59, Bob McClain via Groups.Io <mcclainbob55@...> wrote: ?Understand that newer MTH engines have a DCS/DCC decoder that will work fine with Decoder Pro.? I am thinking of purchasing a Dash 9 model.? How can I find out if that engine has the? DCS/DCC decoder? Thanks Bob
dsabourne All Messages By This Member #170199 I recently purchased a MTH Dash-9 PS3 locomotive. It gave me a lot of trouble programming the 4-digit locomotive address without defaulting to some other 4-digit address. Despite programming the locomotive 4-digit number; which finally gets accepted and works on the main; and despite writing all sheet changes, when saving the configuration file you get a warning that not all changes have been written.? For now I am just happy it accepted my locomotive number change.? However, if I try to re-read the decoder it comes back with some random 4-digit address. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
santa_fe_steve All Messages By This Member #170227 Ah! the wolf gang got you to. Welcome to the realm of MTH junk. Your troubles have just begun. If you really like the locomotive, do what I did for mine and a couple of our other club members, pull all of the MTH DCS (I think thats what they call it) crap out and put a soundtraxx decoder in it. You'll love your self for doing it. Steve Kelly California Southern MRRC californiasouthern.org Norwalk, Ca. toggle quoted message Show quoted text -----Original Message----- From: dsabourne via Groups.Io <dsabourne@...> To: jmriusers <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Mar 5, 2020 6:56 pm Subject: Re: [jmriusers] MTH DCS/DCC DECODER I recently purchased a MTH Dash-9 PS3 locomotive. It gave me a lot of trouble programming the 4-digit locomotive address without defaulting to some other 4-digit address. Despite programming the locomotive 4-digit number; which finally gets accepted and works on the main; and despite writing all sheet changes, when saving the configuration file you get a warning that not all changes have been written.? For now I am just happy it accepted my locomotive number change.? However, if I try to re-read the decoder it comes back with some random 4-digit address. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
thomasmclae All Messages By This Member #170233 Tsumani, Loksound, Linz, Zimo, even Digitrax or MCR is better. Looks very good on the shelf otherwise. I know very few folks who bought more than one MTH locomotive.... Thomas DeSoto, TX
dsabourne All Messages By This Member #170253 Thanks Steve and Thomas.? Yeah got a good deal on the Dash-9 only to learn later issues with MTH locomotives and the DCS.? As a novice it is probably not just a simple plug and play decoder that can be easily replaced or is it? Fortunately the Dash-9 is CN yet I model CP so this locomotive would be just on the interchange; and at least for now, I think we have the 4-digit address programmed and holding in the decoder.? Thanks David
dsabourne All Messages By This Member #170319 I have been told that MTH decoders are programmed to more align with MTH's DCS product.? One issue I have heard is that upon turning off track power, the decoder will reset itself.? So far, so good in that my MTH Dash-9 has been holding its locomotive 4-digit address when I have powered off my layout.

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