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Walther's Turnouts: What Does "DCC Compatible" mean"?
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Everyone has already described how it works quite nicely. To put it simply, A DCC-friendly turnout is less likely to cause a short which could have 2 effects. <br /> <br />1. the circuit breaker on the layout trips and all the trains stop. you have to go rerail whatever came off. This is what should happen. <br /> <br />2. Decoder goes POOF! This is not good. I have even seen when a breaker didnt trip a locomotive was actually spot welded to the rails! Glad that wasnt my engine...
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