Oh yeah. One caution on using address 0000 on DCC to run a standard engine. Don't try to run a modern electronic reverser (Eunit )equipped AC engine on a DCC layout. I did this with my AM Pacific (AC Flyer version) before I added the DCC decoder, and it ran away at full speed. The reason is that the engine is really driven by a DC motor and the reverser rectifies the AC track voltage to DC for the motor. The DCC signal is AC at a nonimal 15volts. The reverser rectifies this to something like 15 volts DC and feeds it to the motor. The motor responds with appropriate vigor. Address 0000 on DCC works fine for engines designed to run on DC track power because those engines don't have reversers and rectifiers. It also works with vntage AF electro-mechanical eunits and universal AC motors, for any other non-scale-purists that might be lurking on this list. :) Regards... Peter Gagnon
----- Original Message ---- From: Peter Gagnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bill Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Andre Ming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: S Scale List <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 1:16:53 PM Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: NCE Input Bill, Most DCC systems let you run a non-decoder equipped engine as address 0000. What happens is that the command station changes the pulse width of the positive and negative portions of the DCC signal such that an overall voltage differential is created between one rail and the other. If you don't use addrss 0000, the average voltage of the AC signal is balanced. The differential has essentially the same effect as a DC power pack in controlling track voltage. Regards.... ----- Original Message ---- From: Bill Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Andre Ming <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: S Scale List <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 3:22:49 AM Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Re: NCE Input Andre, I was (badly) alluding to the fact that John has not performed any decoder installations personally, but got his NCE radio system out of the box and fired it right up without any problems. I have been told that you can run 1 loco without a decoder on NCE but I don't know how to do it. In short, if you are going the DCC route just, do it and stop straddling the fence. Thank You, Bill Lane Modeling the Mighty Pennsy in S Scale in 1957 See my finished models at: http://www.lanestra ins.com Over 100 new photos recently added Importing a Brass S Scale PRR X29 & G26 http://www.pennsysm odels.com ALL of the production X29 have arrived as of 6-30-05 Replacement PRR decals arrived 10-5-05 ***Join the PRR T&HS*** The other members are not ALL like me! http://www.prrths. com -----Original Message----- From: Andre Ming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:23 PM To: Bill Lane Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: NCE Input Hi Bill: Thanks for the quick input. Noted something in your post, here it is quoted: > He has yet to equip an engine with the decoders, but is running with the > radio almost daily. So I can run a conventional engine using the NCE DCC? Or, is he using an RTR engine that came equipped with a DCC decoder? So many things to learn. Andre [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
