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Now lets hit some other important items. <br /> <br />DCC generally allows for simpler track wiring as compared to block wiring. <br /> <br />DCC is more expensive than dc but the price spread isn't the difference between a dc power pack and a dcc system. It is the difference in price you have to pay for all the doohickeys you have to buy for block running, plus the power pack, plus the extra throttles in dc running as compared to a dcc system with the same number of throttles. <br /> <br />Often decoding a fleet of engines is more expensive than the dcc system. <br /> <br />DCC is more than just running multiple trains easier and better than dc; it is also about all the functions it can do as they come on the market and are made available for all scales at a reasonable price: <br /> <br />- cab uncoupling (great on switchers) <br />- sound <br />- less reliance on track power <br />- consisting (multiple lash ups) <br />- speed scales for smoother running <br />- speed stabilization <br />- more control over lighting, whistles and bells <br />- power routing (great for staging) <br />- computer control and run <br />- signalling <br />- intense R & D into new functions and abilities with decoders
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