Tumble Bum Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Howdy all, My son is train mad, so it was a no brainer to get him a Hornby set for xmas. He got the Mixed freight, and he absolutely loves it. I used to do some work for a marketing comapany a few years ago, and we used a Hornby set for one of our events. I somehow wound up with the engine from this set, the Flying Scotsman. I know it isn't DCC fitted, but how can I tell if it is DCC ready? Do I have to take it apart? or the tender? And if so, which screws should be taken out? Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 This is almost the same question as posed by someone else.The answer - it depends! Which version of Scottie do you have? Is there an Rxxx number underneath it, or on the box, if you still have that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Look underneath where the loco joins the tender. If there are no wires and the model is an older tender drive (the tender by itself is quite heavy and it's wheels do not turn while the loco wheels move freely) Hornby have a DCC installation guide here: https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/hornby-dcc/decoder-installation-guides/tender-drive-flying-scotsman-decoder-installation If there are wires from the loco ending in a small white/cream plug that fits into a smallwhite/cream socket under the tender at the front then I would bet my booties that there is a DCC socket in the tender. Undo the screws in the corners of the tender chassis to release the tender body to confirm. If there are no wires and it's like R2441 or R2675 the decoder socket may be in the loco body and Hornby has a DCC installation guide here: https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/hornby-dcc/decoder-installation-guides/r2441-flying-scotsman-decoder-installation https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/hornby-dcc/decoder-installation-guides/r2675-railroad-flying-scotsman-decoder-installation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumble Bum Posted January 17, 2018 Author Share Posted January 17, 2018 Look underneath where the loco joins the tender. If there are no wires and the model is an older tender drive (the tender by itself is quite heavy and it's wheels do not turn while the loco wheels move freely) Hornby have a DCC installation guide here: https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/hornby-dcc/decoder-installation-guides/tender-drive-flying-scotsman-decoder-installation If there are wires from the loco ending in a small white/cream plug that fits into a smallwhite/cream socket under the tender at the front then I would bet my booties that there is a DCC socket in the tender. Undo the screws in the corners of the tender chassis to release the tender body to confirm. If there are no wires and it's like R2441 or R2675 the decoder socket may be in the loco body and Hornby has a DCC installation guide here: https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/hornby-dcc/decoder-installation-guides/r2441-flying-scotsman-decoder-installation https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/hornby-dcc/decoder-installation-guides/r2675-railroad-flying-scotsman-decoder-installation Hi, Thanks for your reply. I've taken a look at the links, and I thought that the third one looked like the most likely path to take. There is a connection between the engine and the tender, but it looks like a very simple one. I've taken the engine cover off the engine and found what looks to be a chip. But I didn't see the chip in the pic of the engine in the link that you supplied. I've tried to upload pics, but says the files are too big, even when I try to make them smaller, sorry! Could you tell me what you think? And I really appreciate the help. Cheers, TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choralc Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 TB see Hornby's DCC socket with a DCC Blanking plug fitted on top.https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/pcb-socket-and-pins.htmlThe DCC blanking plug has no wires and simply removes to allow the fitting of an 8-pin decoder. With the DCC blanking plug fitted the loco can be described as DCC Ready and will run on DC/Analogue. With a decoder fitted (DCC fitted) it will run with a DCC controller and with the default settings also on DC/Analogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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