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Well I don't have any NASA level credentials and I don't understand all electronics perfectly well. At least with traditional layout wiring I can troubleshoot my engines and layout. I have read about complications with decoders and burning them out if not installed properly. If I were modelling HO scale, I would learn about DCC. But the "fit the decoder in the tiny locomotive" (which wasn't designed for a decoder) and the lack of understanding electronics perfectly well, makes the decision to stay with DC less a case of stubbornly clinging to old technology and more of a mark of prudence. I didn't get into model railroading to frustrate the life out of me (that's what my wife is for), but to enjoy something relaxing and soothingly familiar.
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