Hi everyone, first time posting on this forum. I have been over in the MR forum for years. I am only familiar with HO scale DCC. i posted this question on MR forum and was directed here.
A friend of mine asked me about DCC / sound for his G scale trains. Currently he has Lionel, Bachmann, and LGB which are all DC. I believe these are mostly indoors but could also be for outdoors. I know his locos are at least 15 years old so not sure if they would have sockets etc for decoders.
So my questions are should it be a total switch over to a DCC system? Which systems have enough power for G scale trains? One of the locos has 4 motors! Clearly they demand big power.
Could the existing DC operating system be kept in use and then install a dual mode type of decoder that allows for use on the existing DC systems? Which I think is his preferred idea of how to go about it. Quite frankly I would think basic sounds and lights would suffice.
Any insight on how to point him in the right direction would be appreciated.
Rather than answer you question, I'll reffer you to aother member here. Have a quick look at the posting titles. You'll find one abour track insulators for DCC. Inside that post Gregg has made a comment. In his signature block he includes a link to his site. There is a wealth of info there to sharewith your friend.
Tom Trigg
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