Kato 176-2128-PO EMD F7A #203L of the Santa Fe Railroad

[tommyrob123]

hi would anybody know what make of sound decoders are usually fitted to kato n scale. just purchased the above from hattons but no instruction sheets. asked hattons but they don't know. i'm just looking for functions and cv's
cheers

[Brian]

Hi
Have you tried reading CV8 on the programming track and obtain the decoder manufacturers ID number, then cross referencing that with the NMRA list? https://www.nmra.org/sites/default/file ... _2_2_5.pdf This, if its listed, will tell you the decoder manufacturer.

[tommyrob123]

never thought about that. i will set up my track then try it out. many thanks

[tommyrob123]

hi tried to do that on programming track with cv8. doesn't come up with any code that i can see. where am i going wrong

[tommyrob123]

thanks. i seem to have it sorted now. a senior moment or as my granddaughter would say ' thick as two short planks'