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Started by xbz, January 26, 2010, 06:00:25 PM

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xbz

Hello

One basic and may be stupid question ! Can DCC equipped locomotives can run on a railroad powered with 12 V DC  ?

Thanks for your answer


zachary4179

that's a good question I'm going to say no because it needs a special transformer  but i cold be wrong

ABC

No not necessarily, only if it is equipped with a dual mode decoder and if it is programmed to run on analog power (standard DC). Most newer locomotives are equipped with dual mode decoders, some require you to manually move the jumper to do so (i.e. Atlas).

xbz

Thanks for your answers

My question concerns more particularly Bachmann DCC-equipped locomotives ! Are they equipped with dual mode decoder ?

ABC

All Bachmann HO locomotives that have factory DCC-On Board have dual mode decoders. But sometimes a locomotive will not run as well on DC as on DCC (or vice versa). Also, the decoder is useless unless you are running it with a DCC System of some sort. So, there is no benefit to buying a DCC loco over a DC loco unless you have or plan to have a DCC system.