I am interested in a Proto 2000 unit off of ebay. The seller did not have in the discription if it was DC or DCC. Only that it is new, never ran. I messaged him and he said it has the NMRA DCC logo on it, the one with the steam engine. Does that mean it’s DCC or just DCC ready.
This is a SD45 in the Gray box, assembled
How do you really tell?
It is highly likely DCC ready. If one has a decoder installed, one would make sure to point that out. Ha, funny you brought this up, for I have several going on Ebay tonight and next Friday night.
Catching up on Ebay myself! I’d be 99.9% sure it is DCC ready, if it has the little DCC emblem with the solid black steamer, without knowing anything about it.
As long as it’s the right loco in the right box.
Mike.
Was one a WC one hahah
He claims to never have opened it. Thanks for the info!
“Was one a WC one hahah”…
What does this refer to? Water closet, wild card, ???
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It is highly likely DCC ready. If one has a decoder installed, one would make sure to point that out. Ha, funny you brought this up, for I have several going on Ebay tonight and next Friday night.
Was one a WC one hahah
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Missed that one… No, I have no WCs in my possession!
WC? That meant Jack Parr to me. 1960.
Ringo is too young to have heard of Jack Parr, who quit his lucrative and successful Tonight Show gig over censorship of his WC joke.
I’ll take the risk that Steve O won’t find it obscene, unlike NBC censors of the time, and post a link. It’s lame by 21st century language and standards.
https://witwisdom.wordpress.com/2011/02/10/jack-paars-water-closet-joke/
The original box, the manufacturers number should be on it. Then the Proto 2000 site to check it out.
Good luck,
Richard
Thats pretty funny! Not sure why they would censor it. And it took me a while to realize who Steve O was haha. I thought you meant SteveO from Jacka#@. Nothing is obscene to tht guy!
Looks like this one is DC/DCC ready by walthers site. Looks like Ill be taking a pass as I am now looking for DCC/Sound
If you plan to run any double headers, you could consider having one with sound and one without. If the price is right, it could be a way to save a little, just have to speed match.
Have fun,
Richard
[:D]Actually I meant Steve Otte, known as Uncle Vinnie in the Trackside Diner. I don’t know your Steve O but I guarantee their sense of humor is different.
I was messing with consiting yesterday with a genesis F45 and a proto 2000 GP38. The F45 runs circles around the Geep. I need to figure out how to speed match them, I will make a different thread on that when I finish the projects on the bench.
Yes it was. [(-D]
Mike.