Chrissaf Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 R7274 should run it .be advised this loco is not DCC ready so some soldering will be required reported by hatons to be DCC incompatable ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 What DCC encoder do I need for the Liverpool loco R3588 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissaf Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 According to the Hornby product page. The Liverpool R3588 is a currently orderable DCC Ready locomotive. And given that it is a 4-6-0 configuration with tender, then the DCC Ready socket is likely to be a NEM652 8 pin socket. So the Hornby R8249 would be more appropriate than the R7274 which is a 4 pin decoder. Who is right is the question. Hatton's with their not 'DCC Ready' description or Hornby's own product page with their 'DCC Ready' specification. A third source is required or an actual owner to confirm which is correct. Edit: Retailers Gauagemaster and Kernow Models and Model Railways Direct list the R3588 as 8 Pin DCC Ready, but they might be taking that information from the Hornby published blurb. TIP: As a newbie poster on the forum, just be aware that the 'Blue Button with the White Arrow' is not a 'Reply to this post' button. If you want to reply to any of the posts, scroll down and write your reply in the reply text box at the bottom of the page and click the Green 'Reply' button. See also – further TIPs on how to get the best user experience from this forum. TIPs include 'How to post images' and 'How to make links clickable'.https://www.hornby.com/uk-en/forum/tips-on-using-the-forum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 R3588 is not listed on any service sheet, but early models were tender driven and hence would need ringfield motor mods to hardwire a decoder in.Later models are shown as factory fitted with 8-pin decoders and sound . Two variants of tender are shown - long and short. Hattons advice is limely to be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jane1707819582 Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 R7274 should run it .be advised this loco is not DCC ready so some soldering will be required reported by hatons to be DCC incompatable ??Ammended info 8 pin decoder fitted in the tender . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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