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Ok, after about 2 years of indecision I've finally decided to go DCC. Currently planning to buy one of the Lenz starter sets (these have a Lenz Compact throttle, mains transformer, two loco decoders and a switch decoder) at some point during the next few weeks. However, I have noticed one thing about decoders - Back-EMF. As I understand it B-EMF decoders (which effectively "read back" the motor current for smoother running) are best in locos without flywheels and can sometimes have problems with flywheel-equipped locos - is this correct? The loco decoders in the set are B-EMF, though this isn't a problem either way as I have a few non-flywheel locos they can go into, just wondering if I can fit them to the rest of the fleet or if I should buy non B-EMF decoders for them? <br /> <br />Thanks in advance for any help!
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