Hi all!
I’ve got a few questions regarding running different locomotive brands on Piko Digital Control System. I have a few USA Trains diesel locomotives, a few LGB locomotives, and a few Piko locomotives. I have the Piko Digital Comand Center along with the Piko switch decoders. Eventually I’d like to run all the locomotives at the same time on the Piko Digital Control System, but becomes problematic with the analog USA Trains locos, the LGB digital system, and Piko digital locos. I was wondering if its possible to install a Piko decoder circuit board in my USA Trains and LGB locomotives so that all are running on the same digital system? If so, what decoder should I install in the USA and LGB locomotives?
To be specific, I have 3 USA Trains GP38 locomotives, 1 SD70Mac; LGB Mikado Steam locomotive and a F7A locomotive.
Any advice is much appreciated!
Hi hunter,
I reached out to PIKO America for you, and am pasting their answer below. I wanted to add that they have a YouTube channel with videos, so you might want to check that out.
The Wireless Receiver is strictly to connect the handheld Navigator Remote with the Digital Central Station. The Navigator comes with a cable to connect to the Central Station, but most folks want to be able to walk around freely without a tether. The current models go together, which is the 35017 Navigator Remote and the 35018 Wireless Receiver. People who have the older 35021 Navigator need to use the older 35022 Wireless Receiver.
By the way, the system allows up to 8 operators, each with a Navigator in-hand. That only requires the one original Wireless Receiver for the whole system, not another Wireless Receiver for each added Navigator.
Now, regarding locomotives and decoders…
Many P
Thanks Rene! This helped a lot!!