I want to get into DCC and am stuck between choosing two systems, one offers a voltage output of 1amp while the other offers 2.5amps for more money. My question is how do I work out how much ampage my layout will need?
My layout will probably due to the complexiy of the shunt yard only run one or two trains at once, I then suspect I'll have one or two locos sitting dead in the siding. Could this be powered from a 1amp DCC system? Or would the 1amp only allow me to move one train at a time but still allow the others to sit dead?
FYI I'm going DCC rather than having to have numerous isolating sections and DC controllers!
My layout will probably due to the complexiy of the shunt yard only run one or two trains at once, I then suspect I'll have one or two locos sitting dead in the siding. Could this be powered from a 1amp DCC system? Or would the 1amp only allow me to move one train at a time but still allow the others to sit dead?
FYI I'm going DCC rather than having to have numerous isolating sections and DC controllers!