 Joined: 06/10/2009(UTC) Posts: 819 Location: RAK
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Dear Friends,
I know this is not a Roco forum, but I am interested in getting a couple of Roco locos, DC, H0 Scale, and I would like to know the following:
-Can Roco DC locos be controlled with DCC?
-Do they have a decoder installed?
-Can one fix a decoder such as the Uhlenbrock 76320 in an 8-pin slot??
-Are the locos plastic body?
These are nos. 62609 and 62971.
Appreciate your comments.... |
George
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Joined: 16/02/2004(UTC)
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Hi, George!
Roco DC locos normally come without decoder, but with 8-pin socket.
Locos with pre-installed sound decoder have ESU LokSound decoders (multiprotocol, incl. DCC).
Most Roco locos have plastic bodies. Swiss crocs have metal "noses". |
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On the other hand, Roco loks are usually as heavy as M loks since they have a chassis of cast metal alloy so traction is just as good as with M loks.
While M tries to make space inside their locos by casting also the body in metal, Roco loks usually fills upp the interior with cast metal and slap a thin plastic body over it. It's 2 different approaches to get weight & traction and sometimes you will have to carve some metal in Roco chassies to get a a non-LokPilot decoder of choice in place. But since Roco nowadays almost always have a LokSound option, there should be enough space also in the chassies for "any" DCC decoder. |
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Deborail wrote:These are nos. 62609 and 62971. Just visited the Roco site. 62971 (DB BR 365 with Telex) already comes with a decoder (presumably a full featured ESU LokPilot to protect the digital couplers). 62609 (red Le Capitole) comes without decoder, but with NEM socket. I can't say anything about this loco. But it sure looks good (AC version not available). |
Regards Tom --- "In all of the gauges, we particularly emphasize a high level of quality, the best possible fidelity to the prototype, and absolute precision. You will see that in all of our products." (from Märklin New Items Brochure 2015, page 1) ROFLBTCUTS |
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Joined: 06/10/2009(UTC) Posts: 819 Location: RAK
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That is encouraging news, maybe I will get both...But I think the SNCF loco is still not available....It is a new item...I love this loco because as a child I had a green Lima version and it never really worked well. I also want a v60 and the trix model is hard to find.... |
George
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