Saturday, December 31, 2016

Last project of 2016: Upgrade a 2R MTH SD45 to QSI DCC

Happy New Year in T-minus 4.5 hours.

Haven't done much with trains in 2016, but had a few hours to take a QSI Titan decoder I traded for and slipped it into an MTH SD45 chassis that once had PS2 electronics (not-DCC compatible).

I took a GoPro 1080P-60 video of the first basic test...did the Q3 software upgrade work? Did I wire the motors correctly?  Did I wire the speakers right?  Seems good to go.

Note...no lighting yet...waiting for the 3mm LEDs.

The decoder itself is running a stock QSIS 645 Q3 large-scale file.  Horn is an un-adjusted Nathan P5.  I'll adjust everything to taste after I install the lighting.

The track is a few pieces of AtlasO 36" Curves.

Not much, but enjoy.