What are you using in your N scale Kato EF510 for DCC?

[bc6]

My favorite DCC decoder company dRM is out of stock of decoders for the Kato EF510. 

I'd rather not use a Digitrax DN163k4A decoder if I don't have to got any suggestions.

[chadbag]

23 hours ago, bc6 said:

My favorite DCC decoder company dRM is out of stock of decoders for the Kato EF510. 

I'd rather not use a Digitrax DN163k4A decoder if I don't have to got any suggestions.

 

I'm pretty sure this is the one I used for that sort of thing:  https://www.tcsdcc.com/product-page/k1d4

 

I bought it from a dealer at a cheaper price than is listed.  

[bc6]

Thanks chadbag I'll check it out.

[chadbag]

I have not tried them yet but when I was in Japan last time I also got these MT40 decoders

 

KA3066RA (original and V2 it appears)...   They also sell them which is how I got them.  This appears to be the same form factor.  As I said, I've not yet tried them but found them in my stash the other day.

 

https://wiki.mt40.info/doku.php?id=mobiledecoder2:k3066ra

 

https://mt40.booth.pm/items/2829699

 

Don't know if they ship internationally.

 

[bc6]

Thanks chadbag I'm going to reach out to then and inquire about that decoder.

[Kingmeow]

On 11/17/2024 at 12:57 AM, bc6 said:

My favorite DCC decoder company dRM is out of stock of decoders for the Kato EF510. 

I'd rather not use a Digitrax DN163k4A decoder if I don't have to got any suggestions.

 

I just came back from Japan with a Kato DD51.  I was planning on using the DN163K4A as indicated on the Kato DCC spreadsheet floating around on this forum.

 

I am curious why you would rather not use it.  I use mostly Digitrax decoders and a smattering of TCS ones.  Can't say I have any complaints with either.

[chadbag]

3 hours ago, Kingmeow said:

I am curious why you would rather not use it.  I use mostly Digitrax decoders and a smattering of TCS ones.  Can't say I have any complaints with either.

Digitrax has its own proprietary occupancy sensing stuff (I forget what it is called).  TCS supports the industry standard railcom.  I think the MT40 ones do as well as do the various euopean decoders I use.  There may be other reasons people don't prefer the digitrax ones.

 

[Kingmeow]

Right, I forgot about that.  I don't think I will ever get into occupancy sensing stuff, so it doesn't matter to me.  There's Loconet, Railcom, LCC, etc.  🙄

 

I thought the avoidance issue was due to other things like mechanical fitment, cost , etc.