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CVP will run locos in analog mode on channel 0. <br /> <br />I don't want to start a war here because there are differing opinions on this issue but I think that it is slightly mis-leading to say that DCC will run analog locos. The systems are not really designed to do this. They run the loco in analog mode by stretching out the AC wave slighty in one direction or the other to get the loco to move. It is not DC, it is stretched AC. I think they threw the feature in there as a selling point. While it is true that you can run them, in my experience, I don't think that the performance of the loco in analog on a DCC system is up to par wiith the same loco on a good quality DC power pack. The locos buzz and make funny sounds and, as Randy points out, you have to careful with coreless motors and about parking the locos for too long on sidings. As some one entering the world of DCC, I would plan to put decoders in all of my locos when using DCC. <br /> <br />Most people running locos in analog mode on DCC systems are doing so because they are older brass locos where a decoder a install would be problematic and time consuming. Decoders can be purchased for as little as $15.00 each, so I think that one should factor the cost into consideration of a system. You might also buy DCC ready locos when possible. Decoder installs in these locos are, for the most part, fairly simple.
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