DCC AND SOUND INSTALLATION
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SIMPLE DCC DECODERS ARE USUALLY INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE IF I AM PAINTING THE LOCOMOTIVE.
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I DO NOT INSTALL COMPLEX LIGHTING. I SIMPLY CAN'T CHARGE ENOUGH FOR THE TIME REQUIRED.
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I WILL INSTALL : HEADLIGHTS ON LOCOMOTIVES, REVERSE LIGHTS ON STEAM LOCOMOTIVES (WHERE POSSIBLE), DRUMHEADS ON PASSENGER CARS AND MARKERS ON PASSENGER CARS AND CABOOSES.
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SOUND INSTALLATIONS IN STEAM LOCOMOTIVES REQUIRE REMOVAL OF A PART OF THE TENDER WALL BELOW THE FLOOR FOR WIRING, HOLES IN THE FLOOR OF THE TENDER FOR MOUNTING SPEAKERS AND LETTING THE SOUND OUT.
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I INSTALL SMALL PLUGS THAT RUN BETWEEN THE LOCOMOTIVE AND THE TENDER. TYPICALLY THERE IS A 3 PRONG PLUG FOR PICK UP AND MOTOR AND A 2 PRONG PLUG FOR THE HEADLIGHT.
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I ALWAYS USE ENCLOSURES FOR THE SPEAKERS.
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I CAN ADD A KEEP ALIVE UNIT IF THERE IS ROOM IN THE TENDER FOR IT.
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I SELDOM INSTALL CAMS AS THE NEW TECHNOLOGY USES BACK EMF FOR CHUFF RATES.
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ALL DECODERS AND KEEP ALIVE CIRCUITS MUST BE PROVIDED BY THE CUSTOMER. I TAKE CARE OF THE SPEAKER, ENCLOSURE AND PLUGS.
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I PROGRAM LOCOMOTIVE NUMBERS AND CHUFF RATES. OUTSIDE OF THAT I LEAVE THE REST TO YOU. IF YOU WANT AND SPECIFIC THINGS PROGRAMMED IN, LET ME KNOW AND I CAN DO IT.
