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SWA737:
 I just received my RailPro system starter kit along with two LM-2S's.  When I opened three different manufacturers of my engines and discovered there is no plug & play, I was a bit overwhelmed. As you all know, wires running everywhere. Unfortunately intricate wiring is not my forte. I have several Proto 2000's, several  Backman with the sound value packages and a couple of Athern genesis units. A couple of Broadway Limited's as well. They are all DCC sound equipped units.  My question is, is there anyone on the forum that would be willing to install the RailPro decoders in my engines if I sent you a couple of them at a time and paid you for your time?
 Thanks in advance, Rob Cooper

Alan:
There you go Bill. Another PDC business opportunity. ;)

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Josephbw:
Before you give up Rob, look at a few You Tube videos and see how it's done. The hardest part for a beginner is cutting the wires off enough so that everything fits in the shell. Once you conquer that part it gets a lot easier. Study your loco before you start and determine where the module would best fit, then where to put the speaker(s), where to run the wires, how to light it, bulbs or LEDs, and how to contain all the parts so they don't get hung up when you put the shell back on.

Some engines you can mount the module above the motor or close to it, some you will have to attach to the inside of the roof, and some you will have to fabricate a mount or mill a weight to get it to fit. But like everything else in model railroading after you've done it for the first time, it gets easier.

Good luck,
Joe

KPack:
Rob - I might be willing to help you out.  First though, you may be able to avoid some of the headache of sending locomotives out if you took some pictures of what the various locomotives look like inside.  Some of these may just need a harness plugged in to get a LM-2S to work.  If not, then myself or others on here would probably be willing to remove the existing DCC boards and hardwire in the LM-2S.  It's a bit of work, but works out well.

-Kevin

William Brillinger:
Business opportunity!

Actually Rob and I have already talked about this, and if nobody here is willing to help him out, I will, but the reality is that I am swamped with decal and laser work and nothing would make be happier than to see Rob helped out by another fellow group member.

I can totally relate to Rob's situation; he has a stack of locos to convert over time, but not enough hours in the day to do it.

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