Comments on: 16V Track Cleaners https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/08/16v-track-cleaners.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=16v-track-cleaners Model railroads and model trains Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:46:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Frank B https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/08/16v-track-cleaners.html#comment-39767 Tue, 11 Aug 2020 15:46:21 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5731#comment-39767 Under normal circumstances, modern nickel silver track only ever needs an occasional wide to remove dust.

The high voltage track cleaners are TOTALLY NOT to be used with DCC systems or locos !.

]]> By: Nigel https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/08/16v-track-cleaners.html#comment-39692 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 07:43:17 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5731#comment-39692 Not quite sure what you mean here – are you thinking about those high frequency track cleaners that zap the dirt when they detect poor contact:

https://www.gaugemasterretail.com/magento/gaugemaster-gmc-hf1.html

If so, they can’t be used with DCC so you’d need to segregate different parts of your layout for different control types and just use the zapper on the DC part.

]]> By: Nicholas Westwood https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/08/16v-track-cleaners.html#comment-39691 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 07:09:32 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5731#comment-39691 AC track cleaners will definitely interfere with the DCC signals, and at worst destroy your decoders.

]]> By: Vob https://blog.model-train-help.com/2020/08/16v-track-cleaners.html#comment-39690 Thu, 06 Aug 2020 06:51:49 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=5731#comment-39690 This type of track cleaner is not suitable for use on DCC, they generate a very high voltage which will damage a DCC chip.

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