DCC running in track

[MisterBeasley]

Reminds me of public skating at the ice rink [:D]

[Anonymous]

That's a neat setup - just one caution though - make sure you turn locos through 180 degrees at least once during the running in process to ensure that all the bearings, etc are fully bedded in (otherwise you may find you have a loco that runs superbly on left hand curves but makes weird noises on right handers!). I have a big loop of Hornby sectional track that I use for this, though it's neither fixed nor DCC at the moment.

[Javern]

I did the same thing however I got dizzy watching the loco go round n round n round n round

[Blind Bruce]

I did a siilar thing but with a single circle. Be sure to reverse the loco direction to reverse as well as clockwise to counter clockwise rom time to time.
BB

[jon grant]

I needed to run in some DCC locos but my layout is end-to-end, so I built this test track from 3 circles of set track. it is hooked up to the NCE with a 37 pin umbilical lead - only 4 pins are used, 2 for the track and 2 for the programme track.








I can now leave the locos to go round and round for as long as I like, usually in half hourly stretches.


Jon