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Well Finally, here she is! My Roundhouse 2-8-0!
This will be the start of a series, persay. Monday I went to the Model RR CLub and I was FINALLY able to convert her to DCC. This shot shows her heading up grade on the "Upper Branch". And I have to say I'm rather proud of these photos!
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This will be the start of a series, persay. Monday I went to the Model RR CLub and I was FINALLY able to convert her to DCC. This shot shows her heading up grade on the "Upper Branch". And I have to say I'm rather proud of these photos!
Hope Ya' Like!!!
COMMENT IF YOU FAV!!!
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Its the "World's greatest Hobby"!!! But for my opperations I tink that trains will be limited to 8 cars, 10 at the absolute most befor I start "Double Heading". 772 still neds some breaking in but she's a fine runner and a fantastic puller!
Just need to be carfull going down grade with a heavy train. sometimes it causes th gears to bind and temporarily lock up.
Just need to be carfull going down grade with a heavy train. sometimes it causes th gears to bind and temporarily lock up.
Currently I only haveone 2-8-0. And its the only loco I hae with DCC. *sigh* I have a few more DC locomotves but they will all have to be hard wired with a DCC decoder. The other locos I have are an old Aristo-Craft HO 0-8-0 switcher, a Tyco Rogers 1890 4-6-0 (phots of which are in my gallery), I used to have and IHC Old Time 4-4-0, a Pocher/Riverossi 2-4-0 "J.W. Bowker", a BL2 Deisel, an old MDC Roundhouse 2-8-0 Harryman style, and a Mantua 4-4-2 Atlantic for the A.T.&.S.F.
I've got a decent fleet but only one DCC equipted loco, #772.
I've got a decent fleet but only one DCC equipted loco, #772.
DCC stands for "Digital Command Contol". Its a revolution in the Model RRing world and gretly simplifies wireing. Now DC or "Direct Current" is what all basic Starter sets come with, unless its specified that its "DCC Equiped". I'll explain what that means later.
Anyway... With DC locomotves power goes directly from the track to the motor. Also the amount of power is constantly changing in thetrack itself. That's because the amount of power is determined buy the Power Pack, aka the Controler. Also if you put two DC locomotives on the same track they both will go the same direction and mostly at the same speed. Even if you turn one of the locomotives around. It takes ALOT of complicated wireing to operate two different locomotives with a DC system.
DCC is completely different! The track has a constant amount of power running threw it. Usualy 12 Volts if I recall corectly. And all the locomotives have a "Decoder" wic is like a special computer chip. Now when power goes threw the track and into th locomotive itdoesn't go directly to the motor. It goes into the Decoder first. Now also, aong with the power, a digita signal is sent threw the track too. Now each decoder has a specific number in which it responds to. In other words only that particulr locomotive wil respond to you commands, even if more tha one locomotive is on the same track!
Look up DCC online, I'm still a novice when it comes to it and there' ALOT more to it! Its also REALLY easy to use. Now adays some models are DCC Ready, meaning that all yu need to do is "Plug" in a decoder. Other Models are DCC Equiped, meaning its already installed. Now you can program a decoder to respond to a specific code or number ofyour choosing. For example, my model in the photo... Its number is 772, on my digital controller or "Throttle" I put in the locomotive number 772, press Enter and that's it! Now unfortunately DCC Equiped Models are more exspencive and cost even mre if they already have sound instaled! But that's why I recomend the DCC Ready models, that way you can buy an After Market Decoder. Its moe cost efective.
Anyway... With DC locomotves power goes directly from the track to the motor. Also the amount of power is constantly changing in thetrack itself. That's because the amount of power is determined buy the Power Pack, aka the Controler. Also if you put two DC locomotives on the same track they both will go the same direction and mostly at the same speed. Even if you turn one of the locomotives around. It takes ALOT of complicated wireing to operate two different locomotives with a DC system.
DCC is completely different! The track has a constant amount of power running threw it. Usualy 12 Volts if I recall corectly. And all the locomotives have a "Decoder" wic is like a special computer chip. Now when power goes threw the track and into th locomotive itdoesn't go directly to the motor. It goes into the Decoder first. Now also, aong with the power, a digita signal is sent threw the track too. Now each decoder has a specific number in which it responds to. In other words only that particulr locomotive wil respond to you commands, even if more tha one locomotive is on the same track!
Look up DCC online, I'm still a novice when it comes to it and there' ALOT more to it! Its also REALLY easy to use. Now adays some models are DCC Ready, meaning that all yu need to do is "Plug" in a decoder. Other Models are DCC Equiped, meaning its already installed. Now you can program a decoder to respond to a specific code or number ofyour choosing. For example, my model in the photo... Its number is 772, on my digital controller or "Throttle" I put in the locomotive number 772, press Enter and that's it! Now unfortunately DCC Equiped Models are more exspencive and cost even mre if they already have sound instaled! But that's why I recomend the DCC Ready models, that way you can buy an After Market Decoder. Its moe cost efective.
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