DCC decoder?

[PhilM]

This is going to seem like a really stupid question, but is this a decoder and if so does anyone recognise the make?

 

[Oldddudders]

This is going to seem like a really stupid question, but is this a decoder and if so does anyone recognise the make?

 

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It looks to be the blanking plug that a loco would need to run on DC.

[Alcanman]

Not certain, but I think it may be a TCS 8 pin decoder. I have one that looks similar and the little plastic box is identical.

[PhilM]

Thanks both. It is certainly a TCS box. I thought I bought a couple of TCS decoders secondhand about a year ago, used one and put the other in a "safe place". Now I cant find it, but did turn up this - trouble is it doesnt look like anything on the TCS website and has no distinguishing marks on in it to give a clue. It is not the same as the one I used at the time  which was a DP2x but it has a similar number of electronic gizmos on it. what would happen if I plug it in and try it?

[Glorious NSE]

what would happen if I plug it in and try it?

 

If it's a blanking plug, the loco will buzz under DCC, and run silently under DC

If it's a decoder, do you have access to something like JMRI? If so, pop it in and try and read it, if it's a decoder it should tell you what it is.