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irishthump
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If M0005 is same decoder as ESU 54621 LokPilot Fx V4.0 then €37 seems high when it is only €17 in Germany
Even if you have to map the functions in program mode €17 v €37 seems a stretch just for pre-programming which will only take you a few mins if it is needed at all.
Haven't had time to see how many of the lights work with the other 4fn decoders (i.e. Lenz/Bachmann).
Yeah it's definitely a Lokpilot. As you say, a hell of a markup!
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Hi Alan ,
you need the Murphy Models DCC decoder M0005 , which is programmed just for the 071/111 only and not any other loco 141 / 201 .
Its pre programmed functions does not follow the NMRA standard F0 - F8 functions but they do all work. The decoder if memory serves correct is a ESU decoder .
Marks Model sells them for €37 .
Irishthump is correct that the 071/111 requires a 6 function decoder if you want to use all the lights.
It's a LokPilot Fx which has 6 functions hence the higher price tag.
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So the functions would be used like this…..?
6 Function decoder
1 - Front marker lights (Cab1 driving) + rear light(s)
2 - Front marker lights (Cab 2 driving) + other set of rear lights
3 - Main beam on/off (Cab1 driving)
4 - Main beam on/off (Cab2 driving)
5 - Cab 1 lights on/off
6 - Cab 2 lights on/off
Motor - present on every decoder ('functions' are additional to this)
Yeah, spot on.
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- F0 is the directional running lights (i.e. uses two function outputs white/red lights)
- F4 the main beam head light (directional)
- F8 the cab lights (directional)
The headlight and cab lights both use 2 functions each, 1 for forward and 1 for reverse in each case.
- F0 is the directional running lights (i.e. uses two function outputs white/red lights)
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You need a 6 function decoder to handle all the lighting functions on an 071.
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Congratulations guys!
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No - Scotty went ten years ago...
We lost Bones in 1999.
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Still available!
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Lads and lassies,
Have a 071 and 201 chip for sale. These are Zimo chips bought from Model Shop Belfast, both in perfect order.
Looking for €200 for the pair.
Based in South Dublin so can arrange for them to be picked up if the buyer is local. If posting I'll only send them registered and insured so that will add about €10 to the price. Can accept Paypal if needs be.
Here's a couple of videos of the decoders:
[video=youtube;oDiEKnC-Q-I]
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Try isopropyl alcohol if you can get it, it will lift just about any paint finish. Soak it overnight then scrub off with a toothbrush.
If you can't get the isopropyl alcohol then you could try using T-Cut and a cotton bud to remove the signage then just prime the wagons then repaint them.
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Many Happy Returns, Sir!
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Just having a look at above,there's a better way of doing the coupling on the loco,have a look up flying Scotsman 4472 work bench he's the man when it come's to these couplings.
Yeah but he mounts the coupler to the body of the loco. If you have a body mounted coupler on the loco you need to body mount it on the coach as well. Body mounted and bogie mounted don't mix well.
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The purists will tell you to body mount the couplers and this is how they are designed to work, but this can cause a lot of problems if you have tight curves/points on your layout.
My now defunct layout had tight curves so I mounted them to the bogies permanently, but it's easy to mount them so they can be removed at a later time if you want.
Body mounting the coupler (using the kadee draft box) is even easier and they are easily removed later if required.
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Or is the whole idea of plug-in replacement Kadee's and NEM a myth. It looks like I am going to have to stick with tension lock because there is no way I am prepared to cannibalise my MM coaching stock to get Kadee's to work.
Yes, Noel. I'm afraid it is a bit of a myth! The whole Kadee/NEM process is a bit of a mess, the pockets are often WAY off the correct height and I find the swivelling cams that Murphy and Bachmann use don't play nice with Kadees either.
If you're really serious about switching to Kadees I think you have to bite the bullet and fit them permanently, either to the body or to the truck/bogie.
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As a former software designer I find all of the DCC systems have a rather awkward and jurassic user interface that is hardly friendly. The ECOS at least makes a decent stab at making all this guff a bit more user friendly, but jeapers we've been living in a smartphone era for 7 years now and the DCC manufacturers are still living in the MS-DOS era of the early 90s. Technology should be invisible and intuitive. Believe it or not NCE is supposed to be one of the less cumbersome old style system to configure. DCC needs a redesign and a new NMRA spec - it is jurassic. All of this stuff should be setup using smartphones and tablets instead of expensive dedicated and proprietary hardware.
Have to say the Gaugemaster Prodigy is dead simple, that's why I chose it in the first place. I had watched several videos showing how to programme with systems like the Powercab and Digitrax and it's seems needlessly complicated.
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I ran a sound 141 on the main track and it worked fine
Going to drag them down to the MRSI this evening and see if there is anyone there that might know something about them
(Have to wake them up first)
We use Gaugemaster controllers so should be somewhat similar to the Power Cab
It's a much simpler process with the Gaugemaster controller but you need a programming track.
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With the loco or decoder on the prog track
- press prog four times
- press enter
- press 1
- press enter
You should now see the set address.
And there you have it!
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While I have you there Thumper
I have some chips that came from locos that were chipped but the buyer wanted them DC
How do I find out what the previous address was to reprogramme them
I use a Power Cab Pro, it has aprogramme track.
Well I have one, I dont use it very often
You've got me there... I don't know the process for programming with the Powercab. That's the thing, it's different for every DCC system.
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While I have you there Thumper
I have some chips that came from locos that were chipped but the buyer wanted them DC
How do I find out what the previous address was to reprogramme them
I use a Power Cab Pro, it has aprogramme track.
Well I have one, I dont use it very often
Well you can either put them into a loco and read back the address on the programming track or you can just reset them by writing 8 to CV 8 which will set them back to default which is address 3.
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Irishthump of this parish might be your man, Noel
Clever little chap for a drummer.......
Thanks...I think!
The trouble with this is that some manufacturers publish comprehensive lists of their version numbers and some don't. This link might help you:
http://jmri.sourceforge.net/xml/XSLT/pages/DecoderId.html
It's incomplete and some of the info may be out of date but it's a start.
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I admire your positive outlook. Having just re-read the entire thread and seen the stunning effect you had achieved it is hard to comprehend how any of us would feel having to tear up such workmanship.
Well my attitude there is that if I built it once I can build it again! And I really enjoy the building process.
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A new canvas!
Consider it the conversion of the Atmospheric to the DSER via the intermediate stages!
To be honest I was almost glad in happened. I had made a few blunders with the track plan which resulted in the layout not working well for operation. Also, with all the rubbish finally being gone from the attic I'll have a lot more room.
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Yikes IT sorry to hear you had to do that. I know what that feels like.
I hope you were able to salvage much of the amazing work you had done.
No such luck.... All I managed to save was all the peco pointwork ( I binned the Hornby ones!) and a few sections of flex track. All the ready-to-plant bits and pieces like figures, small platform details and lighting were kept and I managed to save the point motors and they're toggle switches.
Everything else went in the bin!
I know what that feels like. 
4 function decoder
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The Lokpilot has 6 functions; 4 outputs and 2 logic functions. The logic functions can be used to control leds by using a special adaptor plate. The PCB in the MM071 probably does the same job as the adaptor.