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If I had to do it again for DCC
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Tips, <br /> <br />12 or 14 gauge buss wires run around the layout <br /> <br />read a couple of basic layout wiring books, if you are rusty or new to the subject <br /> <br />Buy Dcc friendly turnouts if you can <br /> <br />locate the power booster near the middle of the run if you can <br /> <br />put kill switches on storage sidings <br /> <br />break the layout up into isolated districts so you can track down shorts (very large districts) <br /> <br />get to know some guys in town who use your system. go operate on their layouts <br /> <br />buy a variety of brands of decoders and see which ones work best with your system (they will all work, but in my experience some will work better than others) <br /> <br />don't put decoders in locos that don't run well in analog mode (regular DC) <br /> <br />use a continuity meter when laying track to check for shorts (around switches) <br /> <br />know how to correctly wire swtiches and what the various modifictions for DCC would be. Most of them are in my opinion basically good switch wiring. <br /> <br />keep an old DC power pack around to test locos before they are converted <br /> <br />make your first decoder installation in a decoder ready (DCC ready) loco. <br /> <br />start with one booster, unless your layout is huge. <br /> <br />These are a few of the things that I could think of off of the top. Some will not agree with things on this list and there are many ways to do stuff. As you get into the subject and actually get experience with DCC, you will form your own opinions about all of this <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
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