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Is DCC AC or DC current?
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I thought I read that DCC track power was AC current, but if that's the case, how is it you can run DC motors (say older Athearn engines) with DCC just by adding a decoder? Do the decoders have some sort of converted that changes AC to DC? Or is DCC track power actually DC current and I misread something? <br /> <br />I don't know much about DCC electronics, and only know basic DC info, so alot of this is new to me. <br /> <br />Thanks!
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