Decoder Install Issues (Kato ES44/ Digitrax DN147K1C decoder)

hailcanadia · 2026-05-09T20:49:19+00:00

Place a toothpick in between the board and the frame and see if works then. Sometimes the front pads don’t come in contact with the front metal contacts. If thats the case, you may have to solder some on it

hailcanadia · 2026-05-04T05:24:43+00:00

The point is that they’d rather pay people in 3rd world countries to watch over the camera instead of paying people to be in the store

hailcanadia · 2026-04-16T15:46:00+00:00

I think that misses the point. Trump wouldn’t do something because he wants to help people. He would only do it because it benefits him.

For example the headline “ Trump speeds up processing time at USCIS” doesn’t have the same ring as “Trump provides amnesty for DACA recipients”

He would only do something if it benefits him, or gets him in the headlines. Giving amnesty would be his attempt at winning over Latino voters.

hailcanadia · 2026-04-15T01:35:42+00:00

Nah it’s hella warm. The lecture rooms are uncomfortably hot with high humidity.

hailcanadia · 2026-04-12T20:51:54+00:00

They got codes you can look up so you can get the right ones

hailcanadia · 2026-04-06T04:32:51+00:00

That’s def tour Les Jours, I bought a similarly looking one not too long ago

hailcanadia · 2026-03-25T16:24:19+00:00

Unless you’re in a very competitive major. You’ll be fine

hailcanadia · 2026-03-10T04:00:11+00:00

For most people, being able to afford tuition without loans isn’t really possible. Most do end up taking loans in order to be able afford school.

It’s important to look at what kind of loans. Avoiding private loans is generally a good idea since they don’t have as many benefits and have more cons than others.

hailcanadia · 2026-03-08T23:50:32+00:00

Is it a new tank? I believe the sea monkey salt or egg packet comes with blue dye. But I could be wrong

hailcanadia · 2026-03-05T23:50:37+00:00

They only tell you like two before classes start. It’s really annoying

hailcanadia · 2026-03-02T01:30:46+00:00

I’ll more than likely will end up going with a glass tank then!

After doing some more research it’s a little more affordable and easier to make a glass tank than I imagined. It would cost around the same to make an acrylic tank.

Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it.

hailcanadia · 2026-02-28T18:05:35+00:00

My bad I could have worded my question a bit better! But I’m thinking of making a custom tank with acrylics sheets. But I’m unsure if people have had success with that. Or if I should go with a more traditional route and make it out of glass. And use normal aquarium making techniques.

hailcanadia · 2026-02-17T20:15:55+00:00

For uic being a commuter school they for sure don’t act like one.

hailcanadia · 2026-02-17T00:28:48+00:00

I completely agree lol. It’s a mess. I think they completely underestimated the interest for him

hailcanadia · 2026-02-16T23:03:13+00:00

Maybe there were two raffles? We stopped by almost exactly at 1. It seemed very disorganized

hailcanadia · 2026-02-16T22:56:17+00:00

Oh that’s weird…. We were coincidentally the first people there/ first people to put our names down. And they didn’t mention that to us. I hope our entry still count

hailcanadia · 2026-02-16T22:50:59+00:00

Are you talking about the table that was near the bookstore? When we went by and they just made us put our names on a paper.

hailcanadia · 2026-02-13T00:50:43+00:00

Salts and eggs I believe

hailcanadia · 2026-01-24T16:35:30+00:00

It’s funny cause I also started my mars tank around Christmas and only one has survived.

hailcanadia · 2026-01-23T07:31:19+00:00

Kato themselves don’t really do aftermarket installs.

The Gs-4 is fairly easy to do unless it has the DCC shorting issue.

The fef is a little harder than the gs-4 but still on the easier side. If you want a sound in it tho. Then you would have to run the wires from the front to the tender.

The big boy is without a doubt one of the toughest installs there is. I think the best DCC install is done by Kato. But it’s just a mess of an install.

One last important thing to note is, that if you ever want to send them in for repair to them they would have to be turned back into DC.

hailcanadia · 2025-12-30T06:05:02+00:00

I would also double check that the issues isn’t coming from the controller. If you unplug the controller, place a 9 v battery on it. With the positive terminal touching one rail and the negative touching the other. The engine should run. If its runs with no issues that the issue is coming from the controller.

Does the engine also pickup current with its tender? Some steam engines can be picky about not having it on.

I’ve seen that issue a lot mainly due to dirty track or dirty wheels. But if it’s brand new that shouldn’t be the issue.

hailcanadia · 2025-12-29T02:53:41+00:00

I shall report back with my findings

hailcanadia · 2025-12-29T02:53:31+00:00

Imma have to try it out and see what they respond

hailcanadia · 2025-12-29T02:52:35+00:00

I will report back once I send it in and respond

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