proto2000 SW1200 DCC install

Complete DCC install using a WVD Next18 board, Soundtraxx decoder, Scale Sound Systems speaker and a TCS KA1 KeepAlive.

[@jimorlando5700]

Could you keep the incandescent bulbs and wire them to the board? Thanks!

[@scentgrasslakerailway]

Thanks for this, I was planning to do a DCC install myself and your video-tutorial arrived on UA-cam at the correct time to guide my effort!!

[@adrianrowland1902]

Could I ask which Soundtrax decoder you fitted on the WVD board please? Thanks

[@SoloContracting]

1:00:49 885026

[@johnm8342]

Great video… are the Proto 2000s and other Bachman locos worth making the upgrades with sound and dcc?

[@SoloContracting]

I think they are.

[@michaelsmodelrailroading7665]

As always, I very much enjoyed watching your craftsmanship at work. Thanks again for sharing another interesting install. It turned out very nicely.

[@SoloContracting]

Thanks for watching.

[@nicksanto882]

Very fine! Thanks for sharing!

[@SoloContracting]

Thanks Nick.

[@johnm8342]

Horn and hook couplers…

[@stevek4153]

Proto2000 models sure didn’t make it easy to replace light bulbs!

[@jimorlando5700]

What kind of soldering iron do you use? Thanks!

[@SoloContracting]

Weller WES51D. It is no longer made.

[@jimorlando5700]

@@SoloContracting Thanks!

[@jimorlando5700]

How did you cut the weight?

[@SoloContracting]

I used a bandsaw.