Bachmann 90 degree N decoder and Roco Loco's....

[Allscales]

Hi All,

For any of you considering trying to use the new Bachmann decoder for N Gauge Loco's with pins at 90 degrees instead of the Roco decoder (and so save about

[Retiarius]

Thanks for this info, stops me making an expensive mistake. All my HF110c locos have the Roco chip installed but I was looking at using another chip in future.

[Allscales]

Yes I was hoping to use one in Mh 3, but checking the wired chip in Mh 6, it's the wrong way around. The orange wire goes to the left PIN, the Bachmann decoder has it on the right. Andy @ KGR Models (my local trainshop) opened one specially so we could check if it was going to work.

But I just can't for the life of figure out why they didn't go for something like: Light - Motor - Rail - Rail - Motor - Light, that way you could have produced 4, 6, or even 8 pin (sound) sockets and allowed the customer decide what kind of chip to use....

I might try and get a normal 6 pin Bachmann chip now and bend the pins... At least when the chips are as cheap as that you can afford to experiment every now and again. I will start with one of the pins for the lights, then I can always re-use it in a "dark" loco.