Basic DCC Wiring for Model Railroading
56 page book.
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Get started with Digital Command Control (DCC)! This how-to guide covers the basics, with an overview of DCC, track wiring, cab bus wiring, and converting an existing layout to DCC. Written by Mike Polsgrove, Model Railroader's columnist on DCC.
- What is a DCC system?
- What does it do?
- What are the components?
- Command station
- Throttles
- Boosters
- Power Supplies
- Mobile Decoders
- Stationary Decoders
- What are the features?
- 2/4 digit addressing
- motor control
- Back EMF
- Sound
- Etc.
- Track Wiring
- Track Bus
- Track Feeders
- Programming Track
- Multiple Boosters/ Power requirements
- Turnouts
- Wyes, reverse loops and turntables
- Power districts and circuit breakers
- Cab bus wiring
- Brief discussion of the different manufacturers' buses
- Wireless receivers
- Mobile Decoders
- Factory installed
- Drop in/plug and play
- Wired installation
- Converting an existing DC layout to DCC.
Author: Mike Polsgrove
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 56 pages; 100 color photos; ISBN: 9780890247938