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Thanks to all of you for your comments. Great to know that there are people out there who respond so quickly and positively to questions from people like me who are, even after a couple of years, still trying to get to grips with DCC. I have managed to successfully insert chips into five Lima locomo...

I have just managed to install decoders into several of my Lima locomotives. Nearly all of these locomotives run slower than they did using DC. I knew that this would happen but some are unacceptably slow in my estimation.. Even my Hornby two-coach HAL electric train runs too slowly. CV 5 seems to c...

Thank you for your replies which I found extremely helpful as well as interesting. I will enjoy trying out your suggestions. I might also get back to you on other slightly different topics.
Electronicvin

Dear All, I currently use a Hornby Select digital controller. I have been very satisfied with it's performance and apart from one thing, it has been perfectly adequate for my needs. What it lacks for me is the ability to change CVs. Now I realise that I could spend at least £200 and buy a better con...