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our group is in the process of converting our third layout to DCC from Dynatrol. Several good reasons for switching came to mind to cause us to switch. First, many of us have more than eighteen engines, and we had doubled up and tripled up on the same channel. secondly, we have been able to get rid of all reversing toggle switches and replace them with the reversers available with DCC that is a big one. Third, we have put in power blocks, meaning that if an engine or car derails it doesn't bring the whole railroad down. fourthly, we have gotten rid of the tranition blocks whereby you entered a section of track that was supporting multiple systems to go from one to the other. you had to stop and unplug your cab, throw the toggle switch to move into the next section, and pray there wasn't a duplicate channel running in the new seciton. Finally, we just look at the cab number to determine what is running. Select that number and your off. Many of the these things may or may not effect you, but were really the major reasons to switch. Other than a few minor wiring changes the conversions were fairly rapid, as you needed a heavy wire for Dynatrol as well. by the way we all love it. Bob a.
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