[davehunt]

I have done about a years work on a dc setup,and was a complete newcomer to wiring,etc.despite my advanced years. I have sections,a yard with sidings,and a number of points, and the whole thing seems to work. Want to explore the possibilities of sound,etc.and am asking the old boring question about changing from DC to DCC. Is all my hard work to go to waste, and would the change -over be unduly complex to one whose electrical skills prior to this layout were limited to wiring a plug and putting in light bulbs.

 

[davehunt]

Thanks for that James.I always feel a prat asking silly questions-when people start shooting terms like "droppers" and "bus" and "heavier wire" (do you actually weigh it?) at me, I feel like saying "Well I can spell antidisestablishmentarianism anyway!" This railway business has been very much a one step at a time then two trips....I have a loft layout,with limitations,but now have about 8 sections,a dozen points operating,and lots of lumps on my head from the roof pitch. I am into model making,so enjoy that aspect-my wife mutters darkly about making the bloody Forest of Arden at me when she treads on another bit of wire or lichen.
However,i await more pearls of wisdom,and trust that I will only have to replace the wiring to my power feeds with something approaching National Grid cable. Look forward to developments.

 

[davehunt]

Wow,Butler-Henderson-what a spiffing response! I counted six words that I understood,not counting the indefinite article. Clearly DCC has a language all of it's own-and me only just marginally literate with DC. Back to the Berlitz Skule of Languages.