Comments on: DCC Beginner https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/10/dcc-beginner.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dcc-beginner Model railroads and model trains Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:25:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Larry https://blog.model-train-help.com/2009/10/dcc-beginner.html#comment-499 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:10:53 +0000 http://68.171.208.138/~blogmode/2009/10/dcc-beginner-2.html#comment-499 “What would be the jump for me to go from standard DC control to DCC and what would be the main benefits to a low level model train user?”

The jump would be getting the control system and equipping your locos with decoders. This initial cost scares some folks off, the control systems run in the hundreds of dollars and the decoders are 20 bucks or so per locomotive, not including installation. Some locos now come with decoders installed.

The advantages are that you run several trains without the hassle of flipping block switches, operations on turning loops are trouble free, and if you run multi-unit diesels it’s easier to make them all run at the same speed for the same throttle setting.

If you are a solo operator that only runs one train at a time, there may not be enough advantage to justify the cost.

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