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DCC question

Started by quark51, August 03, 2008, 02:56:27 AM

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quark51

Hello, will a locomotive with a DCC decoder run on a analog layout?

trainmanchris

Yes it will quark51.........have fun ;D


chris

SteamGene

It depends on the decoder.  If it will run on DC, use address 01.
Gene
Chief Brass Hat
Virginia Tidewater and Piedmont Railroad
"Only coal fired steam locomotives"

Pacific Northern

Quote from: trainmanchris on August 03, 2008, 04:52:21 AM
Yes it will quark51.........have fun ;D


chris

Not unless it is a dual function decoder. Having the ability to run an analog engine on a DCC layout is becoming limited. I have a couple of DC engines that I will not likely be converting over to DCC and as long as I have my trustee EZ DCC I can mix and match DC and DCC.
Pacific Northern

trainmanchris

well from what i know is that all the DCC engines i have ever seen they have all been able to run on DC....................just trying to help for once............. :'(

Jim Banner

Quote from: trainmanchris on August 03, 2008, 03:35:12 PM
well from what i know is that all the DCC engines i have ever seen they have all been able to run on DC....................just trying to help for once............. :'(

All those decoder equipped locomotives that you have seen run on dc must have had analogue conversion turned on to do so.  If analogue conversion had been turned off in CV29, then they would have been DCC locomotives that were not able to run on dc.  Some people routinely turn off analogue conversion on all their locomotives to prevent accidental runaways when they first power up their systems. 

There were a number of decoders made that did not support analogue conversion.  Some by MRC spring immediately to mind.  No matter what you did, they could not operate on dc. 
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SteamGene

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Gene
Chief Brass Hat
Virginia Tidewater and Piedmont Railroad
"Only coal fired steam locomotives"

trainmanchris


SteamGene

What grade will you be in, come the end of the month or September?
Gene
Chief Brass Hat
Virginia Tidewater and Piedmont Railroad
"Only coal fired steam locomotives"

trainmanchris

OH wait no i remeber that.........sorry i was still half asleep:S