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Hi all Still gathering information before I order my DCC system (might be ordering in the next few days), at the moment my layout has all the switch motors wired to individual Peco electrical switches and just takes a 16v AC feed. I know DCC can use switch decoders, however, I don't want to rewire it having spent ages redoing the switch controls recently. Will I be ok hooking the switch power feed up to the same transformer as my DCC controller's power feed or should I have a second transformer to power the switches? The transformer will be a Lenz TR100 and the DCC controller a Lenz Compact - wondering if the current fluctuation when a switch is thrown might upset the Compact in some way? I have a spare power pack I can use for switch power if needed but I'd rather only use one mains socket! Thanks in advance for any help
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