So I have had my Bachmann HO 1225 Berkshire since last fall and it has been running just fine, aside from a few minor bugs that I worked out.

The other day I packed it up back in the original box to take it to a friends house and run on his layout. And she ran just fine. I then packed it back up and brought in back home. Now each time I packed it up, I used a small pair of needle nose pliers to carefully unplug the wires form the DCC decoder in the tender to the locomotive.

When I got home I noticed the wires may be close to falling off, so I was very careful when plugging them back in.

After running for a bit back home, the tender derailed at a switch while the Berk was pulling 8 cars. The draft bar, I think that is what it is called, came lose and the whole weight of the train was on the wires. This then caused two of the wires to brake off of the plugs. One of the headlight wires, of one of the driver pick up wires.

I Think I can replace the male ends of the plugs as they are the ones broken.

Is it possible for me to get a replacement set of plugs form Bachmann, or my local hobby shop?

Thanks Tim.

I was thinking if I set up the NCE system, then used only the I/O cable to connect just the EZ Command controller.

And dont worry, I haven't tried it yet. I ordered the NCE system last week form the hobby shop and should be getting it some time nest weeks.

So for the past year and a half I have been enjoying my EZ Command system, as well as getting back in to model railroading after almost 7 years. EZ Command was my first taste of DCC and I often ask my self, "How did we ever run any thing with out DCC?" Seeing as I started out on a DC layout. I am currently planing a new layout that will be DCC.But I am going with a different DCC control system as I need some thing with a bit more control options.

After running with EZ Command at home on my temporary layout, and running at a local Display with NCE Pro Cabs. I have decided to go with NCE as I can use my controller at home and at the display. A nice thing to have your own controller when several other operators show up and I am left with out a controller.

But I will still use my EZ Command for my holiday tree train.

But I have a few questions:

1. Can I use just the EZ Command controller with the NCE system by plugging them in at the I/O ports allowing some one to use the EZ Command to run while I use the NCE cab? I want to be able have my little brother run trains on my railroad that I am planing, but I think the NCE controller might be a bit much for him to handle, but he knows how to use the EZ Command controller.

2. I dont think it is possible, but Ill ask anyways. If I program a locomotive to its 4 digit display number, can I still select it on the EZ Command controller? Example: I have locomotive 1225 set to address 3 on my EZ Command controller, but when I get my NCE system, I will program it to address 1225. Is there a way to type that in on the EZ Command controller?

Thanks for reading through all that, I know its a lot, and I hope some one can help.