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Hi folks, I'm looking to buy this Loco: Fleischmann 7141 German DRG Steam DCC Loco http://www.reynaulds.com/fleischmann/temp.asp?item=7141 but my track probably won't support DCC because it seems to me I'm not going to get away under 200$ buying a generator & command unit v.s. a mere 40$ for a power supply only (please enlighten me if I'm way off:). Plus I currently will only have that loco, so DCC would go to the waste for a while. Questions: a) Is there any harm in running the DCC loco on a none DCC layout? b) How can I confirm that the DCC part of the loco is functional once I receive it? Or for that matter how can I confirm that the loco is indeed DCC? (not that I don't truest reynaulds.com, nontheless, I feel much better being able to test things properly if I spend that much money instead of having a bad surprise a few years later). And please don't tell me go visit a friend... I don't have RR friends (yet). [:D] c) Once I go DCC, do I have to worry about decoder and command unit compatibility? For example, is it fine if I buy the Fleischmann DCC loco and then in 3 years a Atlas DCC command unit & generator? As always -- you guys are awesome. You are my sunshines!! [:o)] Philip
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