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N / N scale DCC layout started, but need help with problem...please
May 16, 2016, 08:04:01 PM
Hey Guys,
I recently started a DCC Norfolk Southern n scale layout and here's what I have done so far. I have built and completed the Layout Table, Skirt, and Background. I placed roadbed and track with ballast. I have soldered feeder wire on the whole layout about every 12 inches to 20 inches all the way around. I have a total of 6 Atlas turnouts and one small Atlas crossover. My layout is "L" shaped and is 8X4X4X8, My goal is to have 2-3 engines run on it at any one time. Below I'm going to place some pictures of it so you can get a better idea of what it looks like. These photos are about 2 weeks old. My questions or problems are these.
1. How many feeders do I need for DCC, do I need to do every single piece of track or is what I have OK.
2. Is a DCC Dynamis control system OK for this layout or should I move to a better system.
3. Do I need a Booster? I know that Bachmann don't make a Booster for the Dynamis right?
My problem I'm having is that I have it hooked up as DC and most of my engines run fine on the track, but when I set it up for DCC and try to run the engines, the engines don't move at all. I installed drop in decoders but I have no way to check them to see if they run unless I put them on my track. Should I make some type of test track for just engines? I think the turnouts are OK cause they are Atlas code 80 and I think from what I read that they are DCC OK...If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.
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I recently started a DCC Norfolk Southern n scale layout and here's what I have done so far. I have built and completed the Layout Table, Skirt, and Background. I placed roadbed and track with ballast. I have soldered feeder wire on the whole layout about every 12 inches to 20 inches all the way around. I have a total of 6 Atlas turnouts and one small Atlas crossover. My layout is "L" shaped and is 8X4X4X8, My goal is to have 2-3 engines run on it at any one time. Below I'm going to place some pictures of it so you can get a better idea of what it looks like. These photos are about 2 weeks old. My questions or problems are these.
1. How many feeders do I need for DCC, do I need to do every single piece of track or is what I have OK.
2. Is a DCC Dynamis control system OK for this layout or should I move to a better system.
3. Do I need a Booster? I know that Bachmann don't make a Booster for the Dynamis right?
My problem I'm having is that I have it hooked up as DC and most of my engines run fine on the track, but when I set it up for DCC and try to run the engines, the engines don't move at all. I installed drop in decoders but I have no way to check them to see if they run unless I put them on my track. Should I make some type of test track for just engines? I think the turnouts are OK cause they are Atlas code 80 and I think from what I read that they are DCC OK...If anyone can help me I would appreciate it.
Photos attached:
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