The DC shorting plug is installed when the AC electronic controler board is removed (duh!). That control board makes the locomotive compatible with Flyer and Flyonel that operate with a basic AC variable step-down transformer. The shorting plug is mostly there to close (short) open wiring (circuits) that are otherwise completed in the AC electronic control unit.
DCC's AC current is a highly modified oscillating wave that is described elsewhere in this thread. Ben Trousdale --- In [email protected], Alan Lambert <alanlambert64@...> wrote: > > From: Alan Lambert > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Fort Worth, Texas > Â > Don, > I thought that was why we had to change a plug in all of your engines to run > on DC. They "All" came with this extra plug so we could run on"DC" instead of > "AC". Am I right. I should be, I have 3 of your Engines. > Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alan > Waitng on "MTH" with open mind to waitand not guess what they will do. > > > ________________________________ > From: Don Thompson <don@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 10:10 AM > Subject: Re: {S-Scale List} Re: We are going back to running AC > > > > Â > > Maybe I am wrong here, but isn't the current for DCC AC? > Don > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
