Manual DCC chipping a loco

[Traviss Trains]

I'm just started out with DCC (Only had it half a year) and I'm almost ready to solder in a dcc chip to my Hornby 0-4-0 105 Shunter, but Im looking for wire to use for my locomotive- does anyone know the current required for hornby DCC locomotives to run off (Because I need wire to chip the locomotive with, but I don't know which current to get).

I use Hornby R8248 Decoder and a the standard 0-4-0 as found in the Industrial freight train set

Also is there any advice people can give with DCC in general?

Best thanks

[Chrissaf]

If you cut the wires near the 8 pin plug. Then the wires on the decoder should already be long enough to reach all parts of a 0-4-0 loco.

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You can buy thin decoder wire from some model related retailers. Such as for example:

https://wicknessmodels.co.uk/product/fine-decoder-wire-choose-colour-quantity-copy/

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In most scenarios, you don't need to support more than 500mA in a model loco wire. Just make sure it is stranded wire and not solid conductor. Solid conductors break too easily and are a fault liability.

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[96RAF]

Why not wire in a socket. It is no more work and makes changing a decoder easier if ever required.

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[ColinB]

I found it wasn't really a choice about current capacity, most normal wire is more than adequate, more about how flexible the wire was. As you are going to fit this inside a small area flexibility is very important. I agree with RAF96 use a socket, it makes testing easier, as you can replace the DCC chip with a DC header to check you have wired it correctly. Also, you might find in the future you might want to add sound or use a better DCC chip, so it is easier to replace.