[rb277170]

Has anyone considered that the only reason Hornby need to have a page about Hornby and third party DCC is because the Hornby Decoders/Units are not terribly compatible with other systems

Far from good consumer innovation this is a desperate step being forced on them by all the cries for help from people who have bought Select controllers or R8215 decoders and now found compatability issues.

Bachmann don't need a similar page because their units are based on proven technology and have NMRA conformance. In short there are no issues!

Only another indication that Hornbys entry into DCC has been badly mismanaged.

Again contrast this with Bachmanns no -nonsense approach.

Russell

 

[rb277170]

Have you found Lenz equipment easy to use John ? By that I mean easy to follow guides, no erratic or unexpected behaviour.

Most posts I read seem only to say good things about Lenz . Maybe the only downside being expense?

I am a DC'er with about 75 locos. They range from 1965- date ,so most will stay DC. However I have been thinking about chipping maybe the latest 15-20 and simply substituting my guagemaster controller for a simple DCC one. Had been thinking about Hornby, but it looks like it has introduced a new level of complexity to DCC ie things don't automatically run. So now waiting for Bachmann, but would go Lenz if simpler to install and more reliable.

Russell