retsignalmtrWhy not start a pole?
dcc
greg - Philadelphia & Reading / Reading
Why not start a pole?
I'm using DCC for nine years. No DC whatsoever anymore.
dstarr You could get a rough idea by going thru a recent edition of Model Railroader and counting up the number of ads for DCC equipped locomotives vs the number of ads for plain DC locomotives.
You could get a rough idea by going thru a recent edition of Model Railroader and counting up the number of ads for DCC equipped locomotives vs the number of ads for plain DC locomotives.
Shouldn't that be DCC/Sound,DCC only and DCC ready? Seems that's the way the majority of the locomotives comes. A very nice choice IMHO.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
David Starr www.newsnorthwoods.blogspot.com
A system that uses onboard batteries for motor power so that no power is required from the rails.
Joe
Can someone explain what "dead rail" is,please?
Suffice it to say MRC made a high tech DC power pack and locomotives comes DCC ready..
I don't know the answer to your question and the manufacturers is not saying one way or the other.
As far as dead rail that might be a better choice? (shrugs)
I'm way past DC and DCC. I'm doing Dead Rail. I was just curious as I saw references to guys still using DC on some other threads on the Model Railroad Forums.
I don't see much DC on the other sites I visit.
Pete Steinmetz
Dead Rail Society
www.deadrailsociety.com
On30 Modeler
Encinitas, CA
Strangely enough, it seems like nobody in the industry has done the research to answer that question. If they have, they aren't saying. You will get other answers, but I seriously doubt if anybody has any solid data that supports anything more specific than somewhere between 25% and 75%.
Most of those threads will provide you with the information you require to help you determine which is best for you. You'll just have to sort through the "other" posts to find it.
Whichever you choose, there are plenty of folks here that can and will help you.
I have the right to remain silent. By posting here I have given up that right and accept that anything I say can and will be used as evidence to critique me.
I still see threads and comments from modelers that are still DC only. It got me thinking.
What percent of modelers are still using DC vs DCC or other operating systems?