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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Supermicha .....And think of, that power packs in germany need an input of 230 Volts, the americans only 110 volts. if you ever return to usa, you will need new power packs. If you want to use DCC, there might be some problems, but most modern DCC loco can operate under the european (NEM) and the american (NMRA) DCC System. [/quote] Most DCC systems (Lenz, Digitrax, NCE, etc.) do not include a power transformer. You have to supply your own. The reason for this is so that the same DCC system can be sold and used in different countries with different kinds of power requirements. The modeler simply has to supply a transformer to drop the local power down to the 12-16 volts needed by the DCC system. If they were to move to a different country where the power specs were different, all they'd need to do is to get a new transformer to supply the same DCC system. Dale B.
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