DCC Loco Conversions - Index of Articles with Links

My DCC Conversions series of articles is growing so I thought that a one stop article to easily find what you may want, grouped by content with direct links for each could be useful.

Quite a few are planned (Planned), currently underway or just need writing up and posting, (Work In Progress), this index will be updated as new articles are posted.

Posted articles have active links.

General discussion

DCC & Me
Introduction
Decoders & Me

Evaluation of the loco for conversion and options

Worth the Effort? - 1

• Introduction
• List of parameters
• Wheels
• Axles

Worth the Effort? - 2

• Wheel treads

Worth the Effort? - 3

• Pickups
• Wheel arrangements
• Weight

Worth the Effort? - 4

• Motor types

Worth the Effort? - 5

• Magnet
• Armature
• Alternative motors
• Lights
• Summing up

Dublo - Stay Alive?

• Options

Dublo - NEO ?

• Discussion

Tools, materials, general techniques, testing and programming

Tools & Materials

• Soldering Irons
  
• Soldering Materials
  
• General Tools
  
• Sleeving
  
• Wire
  
• Tape

General Techniques 1 of 2

• Will it fit?
• Interference Suppression Devices
• Wiring Techniques

General Techniques 2 of 2

• Decoder Connections
  
• Joining Wires
  
• Stripping PTFE
  
• Heat Shrink Sleeving
  
• Connections to Motors
  
• Heat Shrink Sleeving Application

Testing and Programming Tools
DCC Gotchas
Dublo & Wrenn Trips & Tips

Dublo & Wrenn 0.5 inch motor

Dublo Early Stanier 8F
Dublo Early Castle
Dublo R1 - Planned
Wrenn N2- WIP

Dublo & Wrenn Ringfield Motor

Dublo & Wrenn Ringfield Motor
Dublo & Wrenn Diesel Shunter
Dublo & Wrenn Ringfield Stanier 8F
Dublo Ringfield Castle
Dublo West Country

Dublo & Wrenn Open Frame Motor

Dublo & Wrenn Brush Holder Extraction
Dublo & Wrenn Brush Holder Replacement
Dublo Duchess
Dublo N2 Tank
Dublo & Wrenn 2-6-4 Tank - 6 examples, how different they are!
Dublo & Wrenn A4
Dublo & Wrenn City - WIP

Dublo & Wrenn Power Bogie

Dublo & Wrenn 1000HP Bo-Bo - Planned
Dublo Co-Co & Co-Bo Brush Holders - WIP
Dublo Co-Co (Deltic) - WIP
Dublo Co-Bo (MetroVic) - Planned
Dublo EMU - Planned

Tri-ang & Tri-ang-Hornby

Tri-ang Britannia - WIP
Power Bogie X3710 (X337,X213) - WIP
Hymek R758 1968 - WIP
L1 R350 1961 - WIP
HST (with Black Cat lighting) - Outline, detailed article planned

British Trix

Class 5 - WIP
Warship - WIP
Western - WIP

Bachmann
J39 - WIP
J83 - WIP
Wickham Trolley - WIP

Mainline

Standard 4 - WIP

Not so DCC Ready or difficult

Kernow Bulleid 10203

• My how to remove the body for decoder fitting

Caution when fitting decoders to so called Ready locos


Questions and discussion always

Jim

 

Thanks Paul, will do, Jim

 

With the fun and games I am having with a couple of City locos you'd think the black arts were fighting back, vintage + DCC can be aggro squared
Jim

 

Hi Paul

I see there is one installation relating to the Wrenn Duchess but the decoder they fit IMO is massive, and my initial attempts at driving out the uninsulated brush holder just resulted in the tube being belled out such that it could not be pushed out at all, I have found that the brush tubes are either brittle or too soft to push out.

Admittedly my method of tube extraction effectively destroys the tube but it does leave the important part, the chassis, undamaged and the tube is easily replaced.

Also I could not find a source of original or 3rd party tube insulators, Wrenngalore on eBay had sold out years ago.

Jim

 

Added detail (bullet points) and improved presentation, any comments?

Jim