8F DCC fitting

Which Lenz decoder did you try? Their smallest one - I cannot remember the type number but it is intended to fit into Z gauge locos - will fit almost anywhere.

Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:

Tender, tender, tender.

-- Cheers Roger T.

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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote

I think you'll find a Lenz LE1025E should fit inside the boiler without too much trouble.

John.

Thanks all three of you - I don't wanbt to run wires to the tender, there is nearlybutnotquite enough room for the decoder. I have a

Just out of interest, if you put a voltmeter across your tracks what voltage do you get?

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"Just zis Guy, you know?" wrote

If it doesn't have the plug it's an LE1025A.

John.

Use either the TCS M1 micro decoder with a 2 amp stall rating or Digitrax 143 and wire them directly into the loco. If you want a plug then use the Dz143PS both of them fit in the boiler with lots of space to spare.

That depends on what sort of voltmeter you use. As the voltage isn't a sinewave a normal meter won't read the true RMS voltage.

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I know. That's what I was wondering about - whether the voltage observed is a bit low due to volt drop or form factor. But since I've now crawled about and probed at the main bus I am confident it's form factor :-)

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