Class 43 DCC ready

[N_GaugeModeller]

Hi all

A quick question, I hope

Did Graham Farish ever produce a DCC ready version of their Class 43 or was it only Dapol ?

Thanks

NGM

[Rogerdee490th]

A DCC fitted warship came in a farish set and the rest are DCC ready

[Skyline2uk]

Hi all

A quick question, I hope

Did Graham Farish ever produce a DCC ready version of their Class 43 or was it only Dapol ?

Thanks

NGM

If you mean the HST Power Cars then no, Farish never did a DCC ready one, just Dapol for that.

Skyline2uk

[N_GaugeModeller]

Sorry probably my fault but I am talking about the Class 43 HST or 125

NGM

[njee20]

The later releases had the PCB with the solder tags for a decoder. They never did one with a DCC socket.

[Skyline2uk]

The later releases had the PCB with the solder tags for a decoder. They never did one with a DCC socket.

Didn't know that Nick, did they ever have lights?

Skyline2uk

[Jack]

The Farish HST was never DCC Ready as such but were an easy conversion job, you had to modify the PCB by removing two components and soldering the decoder to the now four solder points. This would only be for the motor control.

The Farish HST never had lights fitted by the factory.

My fleet of HSTs are all of the later Farish PCB type which have been converted to DCC

[N_GaugeModeller]

Thanks for the replies

What the makers codes for the versions that have the solder pads on the PCB.

NGM

[njee20]

Using Ngauge.org I'd hazard a guess it's the 2007/09 releases which are:

371-475A   MML Blue/Silver
371-479   BR Intercity       
371-480   GNER   
371-481   Cross Country

As above, they never had lights. Confusingly though Farish did call this "DCC Ready", it also applies to early 66s and 60s. Later ones had a "DCC-6" symbol on the box to denote a socket. No HSTs ever received sockets though.

[N_GaugeModeller]

Thanks for the list

NGM