Can you run a dcc fitted loco with sappire decoder on dc

[andys steam dayz]

Hi 

Does anyone know if you can run a dcc fitted loco with a sapphire decodercfitted run on a dc layout?As blanking plug has been misplaced and any idea where one can be purchased from it is for a hornby rebuilt battle of Britain loco Many thanks in advance.

 

Regards

Andy M

[Chrissaf]

It will run on DC if 'DC Operation' in CV29 has not been disabled.

 

As to blanking plate. The Sapphire is a 21 Pin decoder that ships with an 8 pin adaptor harness. Now you have just said the loco is Battle of Britain, but you haven't said what brand it is and whether it was originally a 'DCC Ready' loco or not. If it is a Hornby 'DCC Ready' then the liklihood is that the socket will be an 8 pin socket. If it is a Bachmann then it is likely to be a 21 Pin male connector in the loco.

 

Knowing the socket connector type will obviously dictate what 'Blanking Plate' for members to suggest.

 

Probability, it is a Hornby loco with an 8 Pin socket, and being a Steam Loco it only needs a very basic 'Blanking Plate' i.e no directional lighting to support.

 

In recent weeks, the 8 pin Blanking Plates have been in very short supply and shown 'out of stock' on all the normal sellers websites. But that was a few weeks ago and stock levels can change.

 

EDIT: Here is an 8 pin one I found on eBay

 

[andys steam dayz]

Hi Chrissaf.Thanks for the information it is a hornby steam locomotive 8 pin dcc ready I think it was fitted with a harness to be able to use

[96RAF]

You can simply bridge the socket pins like this on a steam loco without lights

 

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This is a decoder test rig but the principle is the same on a loco.