ol coot Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Can you run a dcc locomotive on a analog track? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 To clarify for anyone reading this later, the question is can a DCC equipped locomotive (with DCC decoder board installed) operate on just analog DC track power. The answer is it depends on the DCC decoder, some can run on DC Analog, some can't. It depends on whether the decoder is dual mode (DC & DCC) or single mode (DCC only). MTH PS3 boards (which have DCC decoders built-in) for example can operate on DC analog. Also note that an engine classified as "DCC ready" means that it is setup to accept a DCC Decoder but that decoder is NOT installed. Expect that most (if not all) DCC ready engines are setup to run on DC analog power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol coot Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 Thank you for the answer. Ol coot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 However the DCC engine that will run on DC systems will not have all the bells and whistles.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benshell Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 All great answers. But also I wanted to mention that most people who run DCC disable the option to run on DC. This is so that if the DCC signal isn’t immediately detected as DCC, the locomotive won’t take off at full speed! So if you buy a used locomotive with DCC installed, you may need someone with a DCC system to re-enable the DC option CV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman4449 Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Thank you Ben and Sean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ol coot Posted May 17, 2019 Author Share Posted May 17, 2019 the locomotive I have is a Buchman climax that has a factory installed Dcc and soundtrax / tsurami sound. I have no other imformation than that. It was a gift from a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.