Installing a basic decoder on a Piko DCC ready Taurus loco

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baggio		#1 Posted : 01 October 2015 05:44:28(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 21/09/2012(UTC) Posts: 1,729 Location: Toronto		Hello, Everyone: I wanted to know what decoder you recommend to install on a Piko Taurus loco (Expert Line) that is DCC ready with a NEM 652 socket. Basically, I was planning on having the installation done for me, but I wanted to know which decoder I should buy in terms of reliability and cost. The loco is dear to me and is almost brand new, I got it in April of this year as a present in Italy. Also, what is a fair price for the installation and set up in my Roco Multimaus? Thank you.
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witzlerh		#2 Posted : 01 October 2015 06:06:43(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 25/09/2010(UTC) Posts: 417 Location: Sherwood Park, AB, Canada		Installation is as simple as buying a decoder (ESU Lok Pilot V4.0 $40 USD), lifting off the shell and plugging in the decoder, taping decoder down and closing up shell. The tricky part is that there is not much room between the shell and the lok frame to snugly fit the decoder. If you are OK with soldering, you can get a mLD decoder and solder the wires on the socket (mLD speaks DCC also). Not exactly sure as to cost of those decoders but they are a little cheaper than ESU. Now comes programming. If you are not familiar with programming with your Multimaus, then that is where the time comes in. I have heard of costs going from $20-100 dollars CAD for installation. I have personally spent 15 min on the very easy PIKO Expert lok like yours and 4hrs on very difficult loks that needed motor upgrades and space carved out for speakers and difficult to program decoders. If you go with mLD, I can send you some of the CV values to get your lok running rather smoothly. I still want to adjust some of the CV's to get it running flawless. The hard part is finding someone to do the decoder installation nearby. I have grown to really like ESU. There have been good things said about ZIMO but I have not tried it.
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H0		#3 Posted : 01 October 2015 07:49:49(UTC) Retweet
Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC) Posts: 15,265 Location: DE-NW		Hi! Originally Posted by: baggio Basically, I was planning on having the installation done for me Simple task, no soldering - maybe try it yourself with the help of the forum. My Piko Expert "Taurus" came with factory-installed decoder ("AC" version), but I could open it and show a picture where they placed the decoder. With an ESU decoder, you have to set four or five CVs to adjust the motor parameters. Registering a new loco with the MultiMaus is also rather simple. You can buy decoders from Piko. The "Hobby" decoders come from Uhlenbrock. Performance is quite good and I assume the motor parameters are pre-set for Piko locomotives. If my assumption is correct, you only plug it in, change the address, register the loco with the MultiMaus - and off you go.
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