callouscade
New Member
Hey everyone.
I'm working on my new N scale layout and am building a control box that can switch the tracks between conventional DC power and DCC power. My question though is:
What would happen if I accidentally put a DCC equipped locomotive on a DC track? or vise versa...
My assumption is, if a DCC train was put on DC track, it just wouldn't move because it's getting no signal. Unless the decoder is setup to work on DC as well, I believe I read a few that do this. But if a DC train was put on DCC track, it would just be running at full power, ignoring whatever signals the DCC is putting out?
Am I somewhere in the ballpark?
Thanks
Cade
I'm working on my new N scale layout and am building a control box that can switch the tracks between conventional DC power and DCC power. My question though is:
What would happen if I accidentally put a DCC equipped locomotive on a DC track? or vise versa...
My assumption is, if a DCC train was put on DC track, it just wouldn't move because it's getting no signal. Unless the decoder is setup to work on DC as well, I believe I read a few that do this. But if a DC train was put on DCC track, it would just be running at full power, ignoring whatever signals the DCC is putting out?
Am I somewhere in the ballpark?
Thanks
Cade