DCC

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DCC Turnout Control

One of the advantages of using DCC is the ability to control the turnouts on a layout through your DCC system using the hand-held controller. The same controller that is used to control the locomotives. Thus you do not HAVE to build control panels. However, in a lot of the cases, modelers have found that the control panel is almost indispensable except on the smallest of layouts.

Read more: DCC Complete, Turnout Control

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Special Trackwork Wiring - Reversing Sections

Reversing sections can be classified as special trackwork that has different wiring needs than most of the track on our layouts. There are three types of reversing sections that almost always required some sort of special wiring in order for them to work correctly. They are: 1- The Reversing Loop; 2- The Wye; and 3- The Turntable. In all cases, the section of track that is set aside to be the reversing section must be completely isolated at both ends from all other layout tracks or wiring. This is usually done by track and electrical gaps at both ends of the reversing section.

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Track Wiring

Main Power Bus

Power to run our model locomotives has to be put on the rails or track from the Command Station or Booster. We use wires to do this, as the interface or connection between the Booster and track. Since the DCC system allows for controlling multiple locomotives individually on the same piece of track, we do not need to separate our wiring into "control blocks" as we have done when using DC control. (Don't confuse the "control block" wiring that previously used toggle switches, with DCC block type wiring or Power Districts, which will be explained as we go along.) This makes the task of wiring our model railroad layouts simpler. However, because the DCC system is capable of providing more current to the track than our old DC system, the size of the wires used in various places is different.

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I. Basic DCC System Parts

A. Command Station

The Command Station is the heart of the DCC system. It takes the input signals from the Command bus, that the hand-held controllers connect to, and changes them to the digital signals that the Decoders in the Locomotives receive from the rails.

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The DCC System

DCC systems have brought new controls and features to our Model Railroads. Along with being able to control multiple locomotives individually on the same piece of track, we can also control the lights and sounds associated with a particular type of locomotive.

Read more: DCC Complete, the intro