The J72 Gets An Upgrade! - Fitting A Stay Alive & DCC Sound - Model Railway Tutorial

The J72 Gets an upgrade as I fit a Stay Alive and DCC sound in this Model Railway Tutorial!
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If you've been following my channel for a while you may know that in the past I've had issues with the Bachmann N.ER J72/E1 not running well over some of the points on the modular model railway. While I've tried to get the track as flat as possible, this 0-6-0 tank engine is particularly sensitive as the centre wheel isn't sprung at all so I've decided to take action by fitting a Stay Alive capacitor to the loco.

This should keep the loco running over any dead spots on the track so it should be more than enough to keep the N.E.R. J72 running through any momentary loss of power. While I have the loco apart I'm also going to take advantage of the built in speaker by fitting a DCC Sound Decoder!

Luckily Bachmann have made fitting both DCC Sound and the Stay Alive really easy so join me for today's video where I'll be doing both and showing you the impressive results!

Products Used:
Lais Stay Alive: https://www.digitrains.co.uk/shop-by-...
YouChoos J72 Sound Decoder: https://www.youchoos.co.uk/Index-Shop...

Chapters:
00:00 - Intro / Backstory
01:46 - Dismantling The J72
03:04 - Fitting The Stay Alive
04:22 - DCC Sound Decoder
05:56 - Reassembling The J72
07:29 - Testing The Stay Alive
09:02 - DCC Sound Running
10:56 - Final Thoughts


Thanks for watching! 😃