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  1. J

    DCC troubles on an Athearn SW1500

    Ahh I understand now. for some reason I thought it already had DCC. Thanks for all your help everyone
  2. J

    DCC troubles on an Athearn SW1500

  3. J

    DCC troubles on an Athearn SW1500

    I did break it open and it does have DCC, it says it right on the box. Here is a photo. I am still learning about DCC and all that fun stuff and that looks like a decoder to me.
  4. J

    DCC troubles on an Athearn SW1500

    So I bought an Athearn Switcher at a local train show and when I put it on my layout, the engine starts buzzing. I put the loco through my routine program setup (I'm using Prodigy Express DCC) and it does not respond to any commands on the throttle, but the lights are on. I have a DC power pack...




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