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Is this DCC idea practical?
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I'm not seeing a huge benefit. I think that decoders that can hold up their power supply long enough to get over a frog, or a dirty spot, solve most of the issues. Then you use the space you save by not having batteries to put in better speakers. You are going to keep power on the track to charge the batteries, so why not just use it to run? (Of course I could be wrong....) <br />The RF interference problems could be an issue. Flying modellers go to a lot of trouble to make sure they don't step on each other. The other thing would be interference in the layout room. There are already some issues with wireless throttles that I read about now and then, wireless control would have the same problems, maybe more since the receiver would be right next to a motor. The encoding/decoding thing doesn't totally work, since you'd have multiple transmitters on the same frequency. DCC works because there is only one transmitter on the track, so to speak. <br />
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