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will AC stock run on a DC system?

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Will AC rolling stock run wthout problems on a DC system? (The layout is Roco HO DCC. The carriage on ebay is AC)

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Hi Michael,

Yes it will but you will need to replace the wheels as AC wheel sets are not isolated.

Makesure it has a NEM pocket as otherwise it may take a bit of work to change the couplings.

Cheers

John
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