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SRS mate, I have explained it as easily as i can; this is a very simple thing but not so easy to understand if you do not have the stuff in front of you and can see it with your own eyes.I use DCC; and i am a great adherent of it and if you follow what is happening in Germany, and more affluent USA, this is the way of the future.A DC layout is referred to as analogue and DC Direct current is applied across the rails to control the speed and direction of your loco. This is done by altering the voltage or polarity of the the DC, very simple and it has been working for as long as there has been electric model railways. It has many disadvantages but it is understood by just about everyone and is cheaper to start but not in the long run.However DCC is to do with Digital Control and in this instance you have full AC (Alternating Current) power across the rails at all times and in all places and this by itself is a tremendous advantage. Each piece of equipment you have must have a decoder and as you send out commands from a central station you control these items by so doing through the decoder. You can run as many trains as you like on the same set of rails and they can all be doing different things. As well you can conrol as many on board functions as you like on each loco individually. i do it with up to 8 functions, on say 4 locos at once. As well i also control 8 sets of points (switches) through the rails, all remotely; 2 of the sets are in parallel so they both operate together. a changeover network and a siding.Best of all, you will be open to a whole new world of control, that you cannot even dream of, such as automation, reversing loops, computer control, mimic panels and it jsut goes on.Almost everyone on this forum will disagree with me but i think it is the only way to go!Rgds Ian
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