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What Will It Cost to Have DCC Installed?

DCC Installation Costs as of March 2008
Prices shown are in USD$ and apply to most plastic locos
Scale Diesel Steam
DCC Sound   DCC Sound  
Z & Nn3 $60 -   $70 -  
N & HOn3 $50 $85   $60 $95  
HO $40 $75   $50 $85  
S & Sn3 $50 $85   $60 $95  
0 $60 $90   $70 $100  
G $80 $105   $90 $115  

What is Included?

  • Professional Installation, Programming & Testing
  • Wires, resistors, etc. to use original original lights (except for 1.5 volt bulbs)
  • Two functions (lights, etc. per decoder)
  • Return Postage (in the USA) and insurance (up to $399)
  • A warranty on the decoder and installation work - abuse excluded.

What Costs Extra?

  • The Decoder(s) and Speaker(s) and light(s) or LED(s)
  • Loco NOT IN ORIGINAL MANUFACTURERS' box with original packaging
  • Add $10 if you didn’t buy the decoder from Litchfield Station
  • LED conversions -- add $5 per light: Golden White, Yellow or Red
  • LED additions -- add $10 per light: Golden White, Yellow or Red
  • 1.5 V bulb conversions or additions w voltage regulation -- add $10 / light
  • More than 2 active functions -- add $5 per extra function plus parts
    i.e.: Ditch Lights are 2 extra functions - a strobe is one
  • Frame modification or replacement -- eMail for pricing (frequently $15!)
  • Chuff Cam $25 and up plus parts
  • Added power pickup: pricing varies eMail for a quote!
    For example, sound in a box car or added tender pickup.

Some Locos Install Costs May Vary,  For Example:

  • Vanderbilt Tender - add $25
  • Plug-in or light board non-sound decoder install and program - $30
  • Atlas N-Scale Shay - $ 75
  • Mikado Kato N-scale - $100
  • Trix Big Boy HO Scale - sound - $110
  • Model Power N-scale steamers
    $45 -- without headlight control
  • Con-Cor N-scale Northern - $80 with 2 lights
  • S1 Proto 2000 HO-scale non-sound
    $60 labor plus decoder and 2 Golden White LEDs
  • Kato NW2 HO-scale non-sound only
    $60 labor plus decoder and 2 Golden White LEDs
  • Brass locos: pricing varies send eMail for a quote:
    Please provide the insurance value of the loco so we can quote adequate insurance!

What About a Warranty?

At Litchfield Station, customer satisfaction is primary.  When we install a decoder for you, we warranty our work. You have 30 days to let us know if things are not right. If there is a problem related to DCC, we will make it right.

If the problem is related to the locomotive mechanism or abuse, we reserve the right to charge for time (USD $ 50 per hour) and materials to fix it.

We cannot be responsible for things we cannot control, like shipping damage.