Hi chaps,
Just planning and wondering whether to go DCC or not. I've a contact who says he can convert all my n-gauge steam locos to DCC so I seriously thinking about it after years of convential wiring.
A really daft question but, I assume you run more than 1 loco at a time but how on earth do you control them and stop them crashing? Fairly obvious on standard layouts of old, i.e. usually two one or two main lines, each with a controller and a bank of switches. Is DCC basically taking over sevral controllers but still requires the usual switches of points and route setting by hand, unless computer control is used?
Also, I assume isolation areas are still needed to avoid running over unset points etc??
Hard to get my head round it in practice and how it will be different, better. Is is worth the extra expense.
Sorry to be a bit thick!
Cudders
Just planning and wondering whether to go DCC or not. I've a contact who says he can convert all my n-gauge steam locos to DCC so I seriously thinking about it after years of convential wiring.
A really daft question but, I assume you run more than 1 loco at a time but how on earth do you control them and stop them crashing? Fairly obvious on standard layouts of old, i.e. usually two one or two main lines, each with a controller and a bank of switches. Is DCC basically taking over sevral controllers but still requires the usual switches of points and route setting by hand, unless computer control is used?
Also, I assume isolation areas are still needed to avoid running over unset points etc??
Hard to get my head round it in practice and how it will be different, better. Is is worth the extra expense.
Sorry to be a bit thick!

Cudders