ColinB Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Does anyone know if anyone make stickers that I can put on my boxes with "DDC fitted" on them? I know I could write on the boxes, but that defaces them, I would just like a quick way to know which ones have been converted. It is also useful (dare I say it) if something happens to me, and someone has to sort out the locos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 You could write it on a sticker/label, millions on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Make your own.......PC's and printers are very useful for doing that kind of task. Either print it out on sticky backed paper or print it out on plain paper and use a 'Pritt Stick'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Ah now you’re getting technical Chris. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I wouldn't put "DDC Fitted" on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Just put a note INSIDE the box! 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The son of Triangman Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I print my own sticker and stick it to the plastic front of the box in the top right hand corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I have seen a box with a professional looking thin card sticker fitted into the corner of the see-through bit saying Lenz xyz fitted by Kernow Models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishmanoz Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Having read the thread title, I wondered why anyone would want to fit a DCC decoder to a sticker. And no, I never apply pedantry to thread titles, I just like them to describe the issue to be addressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 DCC stickers - so when someone scans it with their phone, it can tell them they're being daft! 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Putting a sticker on the box could damage the box - as suggested put a note in the box. I have a list of all my loco's, and if I've fitted a decoder - the list shows the decoder type, and the code it has been set to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_Spiegel. Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Perhaps more useful than writing on the boxes, or even inserting cards in the boxes, is to produce an illustrated stock list - I do this so that (not only myself) but others can see 'at a glance' what loco has what code - and whether it has sound etc.Back in pre-computer days I used to hand draw this on an A4 lined sheet ! Now I photograph my stock, and produce both 'ident sheets' in which a page has '1 type' of stock - eg Tank Loocs, Tender Locos, Diesel Locos or Norwegian,or Swedish etc (depending on which layout they belong to)It is then quite easy to keep it updated and printit out on a colour printer .... they've got quite common nowadays 8-)Similarly, you can maintain a 'database' program - which may also include the picture, but has other useful supporting information - such when and where purchased, make of decoder fitted, coupling type, and period of operation .... even orginal cost if desired.This may als0 be useful for insurance assessments.A USEFUL PLACE for a 'dcc sticker' is underneath the loco - with its dcc code - in cases where it is not obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 A USEFUL PLACE for a 'dcc sticker' is underneath the loco - - I use the last two digits (or three, if there's a conflict) that are already printed on the loco! 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 I eventually got round to printing my own, and yes you were right it is easy. Made a table in word, coloured each cell in red with white writing and bought some sticky backed paper for the printer. I made them the same size as the blue DCC label on Hornby boxes, so I can put them there. I can now tell instantly, what ones I have left to chip.I also added DCC Sound so I know which ones I added sound to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 That's what PCs were invented for......to make life easy. 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Only took five months to reach a conclusion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 I know, I went on holiday and couldn't remember which ones were converted and which ones had sound (it is mainly the non DCC ready ones I converted). I also found a supplier of sticky backed A4 plain paper. I must admit I didn't think it would be that easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I don't understand why you thought it would be difficult! 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I don't understand why you thought it would be difficult! 🤔 These days it has to be PnP, else the average Joe is stuffed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I'm afraid you're right Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Because I used to work with computers, and it was always a pain setting things up. Things like the paper is too thick for the printer, getting the margins right, but then I suppose I was always trying to get them to do things they are not meant to do, I used to write Windows programs in c sharp, so yes I am no dummy. I used to spend hours getting excel spreadsheets printing onto one piece of paper and not 4 separate ones, it is no joke when you have a 30 page document that decides to make itself 120 pages. So yes I quite surprised it worked first time, even making them the right size. I suppose by PnP you mean plug and play, see how many times your computer fails to see a USB connection when you plug it in, or better still change the printer on your PC from wireless to USB and then try and delete the old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 I quite enjoy wrestling with a computer that has worked fine for ages, then decides it doesn’t want to play either with the printer, the router, my controllers, etc. I suppose ‘let’s take it to bits to see how it works’ is part of my genetics, so if something breaks I automatically try to fix it. It amuses me to see folk throw their arms up in the air and run around in circles weeping and wailing and screaming compo when the merest thing goes wrong. I wonder how many people are taking their clocks back to Argos for a refund because they are wrong this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted October 27, 2019 Author Share Posted October 27, 2019 Nop, don't run around with hands in the air when things don't work, just normally get down to fix it. It just annoys me when I see rubbish software, where they seem to make things overly complicated, where they do not need to. My nephew is a plumber and he says the same about bad plumbing installations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 ...Bad plumbing installations... ...And the prize goes to the guy who installed this water filter in my holiday home, when I wasn't there to supervise.../media/tinymce_upload/49f3971d2402461c8c80ba636e1e93f4.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Good plumbing. /media/tinymce_upload/7e048dff54023a2507cf0f1dde9d8dd3.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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