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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by cacole Most straight DC locomotives do not like to be run on DCC, and you could wind up overheating and burning out the motor because of the way a DCC system tries to run a DC motor by sending pulse-power to it. [/quote] I also saw in the MRC online manual that it will run a "standard" (non-decoder equiped) locomotive at the same time as a decoder-equiped one. I've read that Digitrax also seems to allow this by setting the address to "0." Not really sure how this works but being able to run a tiny non-decoder switcher seems like a great feature. and am wondering about the above comment. Is this based on personal experience, anecdotal evidence or hard facts? I'm trying to decide on a system and operation method. Often, much of what I read here and elsewhere is in direct contradiction to manufacturer's literature and claims. Not to say anyone is wrong or trying to mislead, just trying to sort out relevant info & hopefully, not fry any motors. Wayne
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