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Hi All,
I have heard differing tales about locos sitting on track not being used for eg....... in sidings or awaiting a point change for the signal to go on to the mainline, some advice is locos can be left on a DCC layout indefinatley to under no circumstances unless the loco is being used should it be left on track which is live at all times.
I would like to have locos awaiting movement on the layout and need to have a definitive answer as to whether the decoder can be damaged by leaving it on live rails not recieving instruction from the cab, as i see it as long as locos being used do not have the same address as others on the layout everything should be fine.
I have heard differing tales about locos sitting on track not being used for eg....... in sidings or awaiting a point change for the signal to go on to the mainline, some advice is locos can be left on a DCC layout indefinatley to under no circumstances unless the loco is being used should it be left on track which is live at all times.
I would like to have locos awaiting movement on the layout and need to have a definitive answer as to whether the decoder can be damaged by leaving it on live rails not recieving instruction from the cab, as i see it as long as locos being used do not have the same address as others on the layout everything should be fine.