Well, I bought a Prodigy Express unit today, but have yet to buy the decoder upgrades for my locomotives. For four of my Locos, it will be a simple board replacement: Kato SD-40-2, C44-9W, P42DC, and SD70Mac... I'll begin acquiring those shortly.
However, for three of my Locomotives, which are Life Like Canada GP9 "Chop Noses" the decoder installation is a bit more involved. Since these units will be the switching backbone of my layout, I definitely want these locos to be DCC equipped. I understand from one source that the frames will need milling in order to receive a wired decoder... both Lenz and Digitrax Z-Scale decoders are certainly small enough.
Has anyone done this type of installation before? I have a Dremel unit and a hacksaw, but wondering what sort of bits I would need and precautions I would need to take in order to properly install the decoders on each of these little gems.
However, for three of my Locomotives, which are Life Like Canada GP9 "Chop Noses" the decoder installation is a bit more involved. Since these units will be the switching backbone of my layout, I definitely want these locos to be DCC equipped. I understand from one source that the frames will need milling in order to receive a wired decoder... both Lenz and Digitrax Z-Scale decoders are certainly small enough.
Has anyone done this type of installation before? I have a Dremel unit and a hacksaw, but wondering what sort of bits I would need and precautions I would need to take in order to properly install the decoders on each of these little gems.