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Kato DCC Install on 800 Series Shinkansen and Sunrise Express


BulletTrain816

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BulletTrain816

I came home from Japan with a bunch of EM13 decoders and an 800 and Sunrise. The shopkeeper that I could install DCC on the trains and I presumed that it was a drop in EM13 like all the other trains. When I got home and opened it up I was met with a surprise which was that there was no drop in. Can I hardwire to EM13 to the pickups or do I need to get another decoder?

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Confirmed. I have the Kato 10-1565 Sunrise Express (same as 10-1564) and it is not DCC friendly, there is no slot for the EM13. I’ll also have to look for a solution. 
@BulletTrain816 What are you prepared to do? Any experience in soldering?

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Yes please if you don’t see a topic already on a train for installing dcc in the forum, just start a new one for that train and add in anything you can to describe what you did. Much help to those coming along later giving it a try.

 

thanks

 

jeff

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