shane_barry Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 I am trying to verify (before opening it up) which Duchess of Sutherland I have, it is loco driven with a moving pony truck and I want to be able to convert it to DCC. It is from the Marks and Spencer Royal Train set if that helps to narrow it down!So my questions are:Is it DCC ready?If so where is the plug (tender or body)Is it easy to convert Tender to take DCC sound if the plug is in body seeing as there is never space for speakers on the body! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 If it is this one, then no, it is extremely unlikely to be 'DCC Ready' as it is old enough to come with a an ancient R965 controller in the set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane_barry Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 If it is this one, then no, it is extremely unlikely to be 'DCC Ready' as it is old enough to come with a an ancient R965 controller in the set.No box but the support carriage is in the set of loco and carriages sent to me, guess I will have to deploy my trusty solder gun again :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Going Spare Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 In my 8th edition of Pat Hammond's catalogue, he states the Duchess started to be fitted with DCC decoder sockets in 2005. While he does not give a date for R1091, the same loco was included in set R1065 which is dated to 2006 so, on the basis that set numbers were allocated in date order, it is reasonable to assume that the R1091 Duchess does have a socket fitted, albeit in the loco because an electrical drawbar was still used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2e0dtoeric Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Shane says he will have to employ his trusty soldering ~ GUNI do hope you mean soldering iron - those instant heat guns will kill a decoder instantly. They are great for soldering tin cans, but not electronics, they are WAY too fierce - AND have a significant voltage present on the copper tip. Watch one sparking if one of the narrow 'legs' to the tip burns through!The heat will cook the decoder, and the excess volts will fry it! So you've got a doubly-dead decoder! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinB Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 What I did with my Duchess of Chester was to buy the later tender bottom, loco lead and tender socket and put the DCC socket in the tender. That gives you the option to add sound later which is what I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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