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Thank you for such a detailed reply. I can now see what all the different wires are for. I don't have a suitable dcc control system - the controller that is in the post is only a Hornby Select which, I understand, is very limited and would not be able to read CVs probably. In the interim I will prob...

Thank you for the timely warning - I am pleased that I didn't try connecting to dcc yet! I wonder why someone would wire it for dc only, could the decoder be faulty? I thought with some types of decoder you could run on dc without any alteration and then on dcc as required. Presumably I can't check ...

I am hoping that some kind person will be able to help me please? My Hornby R1075 Jinty Class 3F tank 'oo' gauge loco has dcc fitted and it runs well on my dc layout. I am getting a dcc layout soon but, on inspection I see there is a loose brown wire coming from the chip area and I am sure it should...