Question #1
What DCC decoders have the lowest starting voltage on DC layouts? I would really like a decoder to start operating on a DC layout as low as 2, 3 Volts, and handle up to 12V DC.
Question #2:
Are there occupancy detectors (current based) that work on both DC and DCC?
These questions are being asked to be used on a dual mode layout as it is slowly switched over from DC -> DCC.
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CSX Robert wrote:Here are some that specifically say "Works with DC or Command Control":http://www.wsaeng.com/Signaling_Solution/Products.html
Here are some that specifically say "Works with DC or Command Control":http://www.wsaeng.com/Signaling_Solution/Products.html
Do you have any personal experience with this product? Their description is a little confusing to me because there is a difference between Command Control (the old Dynatrol system, ASTRAC, and others) and Digital Command Control (DCC). They don't say DCC.
Most people who build layouts intended to operate only on DCC don't wire for blocks, so their instructions imply that I would have to go back around and completely rewire my layout into blocks to use their detector.
cacole wrote: CSX Robert wrote:Here are some that specifically say "Works with DC or Command Control":http://www.wsaeng.com/Signaling_Solution/Products.htmlDo you have any personal experience with this product? Their description is a little confusing to me because there is a difference between Command Control (the old Dynatrol system, ASTRAC, and others) and Digital Command Control (DCC). They don't say DCC...
cacole wrote:...Most people who build layouts intended to operate only on DCC don't wire for blocks, so their instructions imply that I would have to go back around and completely rewire my layout into blocks to use their detector.