Quote from: Kevin Strong on January 15, 2008, 11:57:50 PM
If you're just getting started, stick with regular DC track power, using a traditional power supply. The one that came with your starter set will quickly prove a bit weak, so I'd look to upgrade to something like Crest's Train Engineer system or Bridgewerks 10 amp power supply.

Once you're up and running with that, you can think about more complex things like DCC or Radio Control. But amost all locos run straight out of the box with regular DC, so there's really no extra thought required in that regard

Thanks for advice guys.  Our track will be almost a circle laid on a bed of granite stones around the edge of my putting green.  Will have a couple of S curves and is pretty level.  The circuit will be about 140', so would a 5   amp power system be adequate to run a basic Big Hauler set that distance without any problem or should I jump to 10 amps and eliminate the worry?   Thanks again.       
                                                                            Jerry
                                         

I'm recently retired and my grandson and I are going to build an outdoor track this spring.  I bought him (us) a Big Hauler Durango & Silverton boxed set for Christmas so this will be our starter train.  He's currently playing with it on our family room floor when he visits.  In doing research I find it would be better for us to use a DCC loco since it appears simpler to operate a layout with it,  but I am a "babe in the woods" when it comes to the subject.  Do I need to find a loco DCC ready or can the loco that came with our set be converted?  Open to all advice and thanks in advance.  Learning more every time  I log on.  You guys really got it goin'.  I only wish I had started sooner but the kid (not me, the grandson) wasn't old enough for large trains till now.  I just hope I am!