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Tim: You will probably not have to do anything to your layout to use DCC. One that works with DC will almost always run fine with DCC. The major differences between DC and DCC is that DC wiring needs to supply power to only one train per layout section since DC can only control one train at a time. With DCC full track power is always on and many trains can run at once. This means your feeder wiring needs to be able to supply enough power to run all the trains you will be running at once. There is a lot of confusion about DCC and blocking. DCC does not require bolcking for simple multiple train control while DC does. DCC CAN use any blocking you may have and there are cases where you want blocking with DCC. A reverse loop being just one example. There are two web sites I use and know them both. Loy Spurlok runs Loy's Toys. He is a Digatrax dealer and actually uses or tests everything he sells. There is a lot of good information on his web site. The URL is http://www.loystoys.com/. Another site I trust is Tony's Train Exchance, TTX.. There is some good information there as well. The link is http://www.ttx-dcc.com/. I am a Digitrax user as well and I think you made a good choice. The NMRA and the industry has come a long way to make DCC products from many manufacturers inter-operate. For the most part they now do. What sold me on Digitrax in 1995 was LocoNet. I use a computer to program decoders and run some functions on the layout. It's the best system on the market for my needs. Ken
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