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Your Bachman power pack is garbage. The first thing newbies are taught is to get rid of the train set power pack. Power packs for dc are usually power light weights, even if they claim they aren't. A normal power pack has to only power one or two engines maximum due to the way electricity is routed to the engine. With DCC, the power pack (and booster) may be powering many engines, so the system needs more power. <br /> <br />Hooking up DCC to a smaller newbie layout usually is almost as complicated as hooking up your traditional power pack (DC). However things start to get interesting with the decoders. If you have a "plug and play" engine (DCC Ready) then it isn't too bad, however on other engines, especially if they are older, soldering might be required.
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