N_Scale_Aman
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Hello Everyone,
I am hoping I posted this in the correct section !
I am a new N Scale enthusiast and came across this forum and hope I can get some input from the experts here. I am from Toronto, Canada. I am 40 years old and have a 3 year old son. Some background info:
When I was 12 years old back home in Iran I had an old HO Bachman set (Diesel Hustler Set) and I enjoyed it so much. FF to now, I was playing with a Thomas train plastic set with my son about a month ago and my train interest was sparked again! So I started checking out what I can have and for my space now I decided to go with N Scale.
On Monday I finally pulled the trigger and bought a n scale Loco, some rolling stock and track. My plan was not to start off with DCC due to cost and complexity, but due to availability, budget and being anxious to start in the hobby I ended up getting these:
1 x Kato N scale F3 A Locomotive Satna Fe silver red paint scheme. This locomotive has the Digitrax
DN163K0B Decoder installed.
6 x Great Northern Iron Ore cars
1x Kato V6 track set with addition track pieces as well.
He didn’t have a DCC controller to sell but I wanted something to test my train so he had this cheap President’s choice controller. I bought all the above for $275 Canadian Dollars. The set is in very good condition the track looks brand new, the train and the cars are all in very good condition.
I have a few questions :
I am hoping I posted this in the correct section !
I am a new N Scale enthusiast and came across this forum and hope I can get some input from the experts here. I am from Toronto, Canada. I am 40 years old and have a 3 year old son. Some background info:
When I was 12 years old back home in Iran I had an old HO Bachman set (Diesel Hustler Set) and I enjoyed it so much. FF to now, I was playing with a Thomas train plastic set with my son about a month ago and my train interest was sparked again! So I started checking out what I can have and for my space now I decided to go with N Scale.
On Monday I finally pulled the trigger and bought a n scale Loco, some rolling stock and track. My plan was not to start off with DCC due to cost and complexity, but due to availability, budget and being anxious to start in the hobby I ended up getting these:
1 x Kato N scale F3 A Locomotive Satna Fe silver red paint scheme. This locomotive has the Digitrax
DN163K0B Decoder installed.
6 x Great Northern Iron Ore cars
1x Kato V6 track set with addition track pieces as well.
He didn’t have a DCC controller to sell but I wanted something to test my train so he had this cheap President’s choice controller. I bought all the above for $275 Canadian Dollars. The set is in very good condition the track looks brand new, the train and the cars are all in very good condition.
I have a few questions :
- What functionalities does the Digitrax DN163K0B has? I did read on Digitrax website but I didn’t understand what I was reading. I know I will be able to control multiple locomotives. Now what other capabilities does this decoder have?
- I am planning to get the NCE controller it's cheaper then Digitax Zephyr.. Would pairing this locomotive to the NCE controller be a problem? I would like to have 2 more locomotives in my line
- For the past couple of days since my purchase I have been running my DCC locomotive with this DC President’s Choice controller. Am I damaging my loco?
- The Loco runs sluggish on low speed (is this because of the controller or Do I need to clean the track)?