Installing decoder in acela

[Billm10454]

I bought a Bachman Acela about five years ago and want to put in a decoder. Is the Acela DCC ready? If so is there a plug to plug in a decoder or does it have to be hardwired?

[richg]

Take a few minutes to look at the loco diagram. All the instructions are there. I just looked.

Rich

[jonathan]

I've had the shell off mine, and it is DCC ready (with receptacle). I received mine about 5 years ago as well.

Regards,

Jonathan

[Billm10454]

I bought a NCE D14SR and it works great. My Acela must be an older one because the pcb was a rev. A with a date of 08/04/01.