DCC: The good, the bad, and the ugly - MRH Theater
DCC: The good, the bad, the uglyJoe Fugate recounts the highlights (both good and bad) from his 15 years of DCC experience in this clinic from the 2008 NMRA National Convention in Anaheim. Segment 4 is now available! |
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Movie Monday is B-A-C-K !
As you can see, Movie Monday is back.
We're also interested in good video content for Movie Monday, so if you're a model railroader and handy with a video camera, use the contact form to let us know. We'll pay you for a good Movie Monday video if we decide to use it.
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Joe Fugate
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine
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That's great!
Thoroughly enjoyed this weeks installment and looking forward to the next segment of DCC, the good the bad & the ugly!
Kevin
Movie Monday
I've missed Movie Monday but tis one was worth the wait.
Irv
Movie Monday
It's getting so Movie Monday is a highlight of the week's leisure time. Thanks for a great installment! I can't wait for the next.
But, you DCC guys are going to convert me to DCC, yet, aren't you? But I'll be kicking and screaming.
Don - CEO, MOW super.
Rincon Pacific Railroad, 1960. - Admin.offices in Ventura County
HO scale std. gauge - interchanges with SP; serves the regional agriculture and oil industries
DCC-NCE, Rasp PI 3 connected to CMRI, JMRI - ABS searchlight signals
Nice cliffhanger ending...
Joe,
I'm not seeing a screenshot of the video - when I scroll over where it ought to be, I just get a short, wide rectangle.
I've disabled the javascript blocker for the entire site.
Modeling a fictional GWI shortline combining three separate areas into one freelance-ish railroad.
Jeff Shultz - My blog index
MRH Technical Assistant
http://model-railroad-hobbyist.com/blog/jeffshultz
After Movie Monday
Well after watching the video I went into my layout room and used my DCC. I may use it 1 once a month to run the 6 locos that I have. 4 Atlas and 2 Broadway Limited. My layout is wired for DC. When I wired it I didn't have a DCC system, and I really didn't think I would get into DCC. I decided I wanted to try it after I purchased an Atlas loco that could run on ether DC or DCC. I purchased a MRC's Prodigy Express. Very easy to use. I didn't realize how easy it was until today. Now I'm hooked. My layout isn't that big at the time, only 16' x16' double deck HO scale but the are plans to add another 16'x21'onto the layout. Most of my fleet is Athearn and Life Like 2000 locos. One question where can a person pick up the $12 decoders you talked about. Thanks Joe.
Donald
Take Care, Stay Safe, Happy Modeling & God Bless.
Donald Dunn
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I'm not sure about $12, but
I'm not sure about $12, but Tony's Train exchange has a four-pack of NCE Silent Running decoders for $58.95 - about $14.75 apiece. The 10-pack comes to $13.69 per decoder
Lou
Okay, so it's $12.95 ...
Okay, so it's $12.95 at Empire Northern Models for an NCE D13SRJ (my standard fleet decoder) ... with shipping it will be $13 and some change per decoder. It used to be $11 and some change for these docoders, but prices have gone up a bit since last spring.
Litchfield Station charges more for these decoders, but does have free shipping on orders over $75, so on a larger order of decoders, it might be a wash.
Tony's Trains price is about the same as Litchfield, but I don't think he's offering the free shipping on larger orders...
I do business with all three of these DCC distributors, depending on who has the best deal at the moment. They've all got great service and I have no qualms about recommending any of them. Plus it doesn't hurt that Litchfield and Tonys are sponsoring advertisers with us, so all other things being equal, I'd recommend you shop at Litchfield or Tony's first.
Joe Fugate
Publisher, Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine
Read my blog
Thanks for the educational video content!
Can't wait for DCC Segment 2!!!
I've found that adding a DCC decoder usually runs about $20 per engine, considering decoder & changing out the headlights w/ higher voltage lamps or LED's. Additional functionality (fx decoder & more led's) about $10 more...
Zonker
I very much enjoyed part 1,
I very much enjoyed part 1, looking forward to the next installment.
I am seriuosly looking at changing DCC sytems, as the one I have now simply has
has had too many power pack failures( three) in a short period of time, and having it repaired has taken over two months of waiting and the vendor can't give me an approximate time of repair or return of the unit. I was told the problem is with the power pack, as the LHS has had many customers return them due to power pack failure, and they themselves have had two go bad while being demonstarted in the store.
So I am eager to see part 2.
TheK4Kid