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Acid flux Walthers ACM roundhouse track control Allied Aluminum rail		Amps - measuring DCC Air operated Asymmetrical DCC	Athearn - see Locomotive Installs Atlas turnouts Auto-reversers and circuit breakers	Automatic Braking for signals Turnout control
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Bachmann - see Locomotive Installs Back EMF Baffles, speaker Balloon Automatic control Batteries		BEGINNERS Basic components Blocks in DCC Convert old DC locomotives What is DCC? computer, using Circuit breakers DC and DCC on the same layout Dogbone with double crossover Existing layouts, using DCC Flux; acid and using no flux Fuses Getting started How DCC works How many boosters do you need? Incremental Installation Interchanging DCC components Programming track Signaling Soldering joiners Locomotives Back EMF, speed compensation CVs, What are they? Capacitors (EMI) across motor DC and DCC, using both at the same time DCC Ready Decoder, picking one Locos bought with decoders Loco out of control Long addressing Low speed control Momentum control Number of trains, throttle Reversing Basics Selecting DCC systems Sound Speed steps Turnouts Controlling turnouts with DCC DCC friendly turnouts Wiring differences Options for controlling turnouts	BK Enterprises turnouts Block wiring BLOCK DETECTION Between Towns Cheap block detectors Compensating twisted pair buses for block detectors Conductive paint DC Breaking Digitrax DS-54 block detection Easy block detection Locating block detectors Locating block detectors with twisted busses Resistor attachment to axle Resistors, gluing them on Resistor location Resistor value Resistive wheels, ready made Undetected blocks, equalizing	Booster districts, insulate between BOOSTER NETWORKS Booster, resetting Common rail, avoid Grounding High current boosters How many boosters do you need? Location, physical Location, electrical Loconet wire function Networking Number boosters required, how many Transformer mounting Transformer sizing Transformer, 1 per booster Troubleshooting Booster, testing Bus runs, long Command station, booster mode Crossing between booster districts Command station, spare Mysterious operation Bulbs Taillight bulbs Tail light sockets Bus, generally: see Track Wiring Bus, routing Bus runs, long Bus terminator Bus, wire size Buzzer, track wiring
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Cable ties Capacitors Circuit board throwbars Circuit breakers Circuit breakers and auto-reversers Circuit breakers, setting CLINCHFIELD RR		COMPUTER CONTROL What to Display Do I need a computer for DCC? Does a computer make DCC easier? Ladder logic PLC, using Software suppliers Turnout control see also Turnout, Automatic control see also Braking, Automatic	Command station Booster mode Command station, spare Coils Conductive epoxy Conductive paint	Connectors, miniature Connectors, PowerPole Crossings/Crossovers CUBICAL TRAIN
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DC mode, disable DCC decoders, garden Back EMF Cooling Decoder selection Load Compensation Locked rotor, measuring current MTS decoders Speed Stabilization Why DCC?		Decoders Connector pinout Incremental installation Locked rotor, measuring current Problems, decoders Selecting decoders Speed Stabilization Wire Color Code, decoders Zimo decoders	Decoder installations into specific locomotives Diesel strobes, LED Digikey Digitrax Booster mode of command station DS-54 block detection DS-54, CVs DS-54, programming sequence DS64, DS54, sensors, using DS-54, setup Loconet wire function Loosing control of a locomotive	Diodes DO IT YOURSELF Dogbone, passing siding
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Edge card connectors	Electronic Circuit Breakers, see Circuit Breakers	Elite turnouts	Enclosures, speaker
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Feeders, experiment, max length, size		Feeders, garden Attaching Bonds, soldering Insulating Sizing Spacing Type Watertight heatshrink First_Looks	Flange squeal sound Fleischmann - see Locomotive Installs Flux liquid using none	Frogs Automatic frog polarity controller (frog juicer) Dead and live frogs - which to use Insulated Types Which frog is best for me? Wiring up a frog to a Tortoise Fuses
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GARDEN DCC Aluminum rail Lightning protection Live steam Wooden ties - bonus! DCC Decoders Back EMF Cooling Decoder selection Load Compensation Locked rotor, measuring current MTS decoders Speed Stabilization Why DCC?		Garden DCC cont'd M U'ing Electronic gearing MU'ing locomotives Sumpter Valley, MU'ing Unitah, MU'ing Feeders Bonds, soldering Insulating Sizing Spacing Type Watertight heatshrink	Garden DCC cont'd Sound Brackets, trigger Motorboating sound Sierra Triggering Turnout Control Air operated Turnout power Lighting Bulbs, 19V Lighted cars, non-DCC	GARDEN RR
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Hare (Tortoise decoder) Harness plugs Heat shrink tubing		Headlight Headlight, rear	HEXADECIMAL	HO LAYOUT
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IHC - see Locomotive Installs	Incremental Installation	Inductors	Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDCs)
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Joiners, soldering
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Kato - see Locomotive Installs		Kato turnouts
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Labels, wire LEDs Dimming LED Strip Lighting LGB - see Locomotive Installs Light bulbs Taillight bulbs Tail light sockets Alternatives LIGHTING LED Basics, lead identification Constant General Tender Headlight Miniature Lamps Flickering firebox, 1 to 4 lamps Flickering firebox with sound units Grain of Rice bulbs Grain of Wheat bulb Headlight Headlight, rear Light Emitting Diodes Resistors, locating Mars light Passenger cars, lighting Coach & caboose LEDs Power Supply Consideration Power supply, 12V Power supply, Grain of Rice Resistors, dropping Resistor Substitution Box Strobe, diesel Lighting, garden Bulbs, 19V Lighted cars, non-DCC LGB 19V bulbs Troubleshooting Headlight problems Lightning protection Lighted passenger trains, wiring wyes. Liliput - see Locomotive Installs Lima - see Locomotive Installs		LINKS Manufacturers Railfan Live steam Load Compensation	LOCOMOTIVES Beginners Back EMF, speed compensation CVs, What are they? DC and DCC, using both at the same time DCC Ready Decoder, picking one Locos bought with decoders Long addressing Low speed control Momentum control Number of trains, throttle Selecting DCC systems Sound Speed steps Decoders Connector pinout Incremental installation Problems, decoders Selecting decoders Wire Color Code, decoders Zimo decoders General Filters, locos with Loosing control of a locomotive Loco out of control and going fast Metal Chassis Locos Motors Isolation Stall current, measuring Lighting Grain of Wheat bulb Headlight Headlight problems LGB 19V bulbs	LOCOMOTIVE INSTALLS Aristo Craft C-16 Aristo Craft Doodlebug Athearn HO PA-1 Atlas HO RS-1 or RS-3 Atlas HO RS-3 Atlas HO S-2 Bachmann G American w/snd Bachmann G Consolidation Bachmann HO Daylight Bachmann HO GS-4 w/snd Bachmann G Shay w/snd Bachmann HO F40 Bachmann GP-30 European Locomotives Fleischmann, Liliput, Lima, Maerklin, Piko, Rivarossi, Roco, Trix Generic G Sound IHC HO Consolidation IHC HO GG-1 IHC HO Mikado IHC HO Mountain Kato N Mikado LGB C&S Mogul LGB F-7A LGB Logging Mallets LGB G Track Cleaner Mantua HO Logger Mantua HO Mikado Mantua HO Mikado or Pacific Microtrains Z F7 Opening a Rivarossi Tender Oriental Powerhouse 2-8-8-2 Proto 2000 HO E7 Proto 2000 HO GP-9 Proto 2000 HO GP-60 Proto 1000 RS-2 Proto 1000 RDC Rivarossi HO Bigboy Rivarossi HO Challenger Rivarossi HO Challenger w/snd Rivarossi HO FEF Rivarossi HO 4-8-4 Stewart HO F3 Walthers HO FA-1 Long lash-ups, wiring wyes.
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Maerklin - see Locomotive Installs Magnetic sensors Mantua - see Locomotive Installs		Measuring DCC - amps and volts Metric wire sizes, conversion to US sizes Micro Engineering Microtrains - see Locomotive Installs	Model Railroader MU'ing, garden Electronic gearing MU'ing locomotives Sumpter Valley Unitah	Motors Isolation Stall current, measuring Mouser
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NCE, ProCab throttle holder		NEWBIE NOTES Frog types Which frog is best for me? Switchmachine types	NMRA DCC website NTRAK
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Orr Traction turnouts
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PARTS Suppliers Allied Digikey Fry's Hosfelt Home Depot LGB Lowes Mouser Radio Shack		Parts cont'd Components, buying Batteries Cable ties Capacitors Circuit board throwbars Coils Conductive paint Diodes Edge card connectors Flux, liquid Harness plugs Heat shrink tubing Inductors Labels, wire Light Emitting Diodes Magnetic sensors Phone cables Phone jacks Phosphor bronze Relays Resistors Ribbon cable Slow motion motors Solder Speakers Surge suppressors Switches Tail light sockets Terminal strips Transformers Wall Transformers Wire	Passenger trains,lighted, wiring wyes. Passing siding, dogbone Peco turnouts (full listing of Peco topics below under "Turnouts") Piko - see Locomotive Installs Pilz turnouts Phone cables Phone jacks Phosphor bronze PLC, using Polarity Car, Track Programming track Proto 1000, 2000 - see Locomotive Installs
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Quarter Test
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RC network RC terminator Relays Resistors Resistors, color code Resistors, standard values Resistors, equation dropping Resistor Substitution Box Resistors, dimming for LEDs Resistors, values for lamps and LEDs Reversing Adjacent reversing sections Auto-reversers and circuit breakers Balloons Basics Circuit breakers and auto- reversers Crossovers Dogbone, reversing Reverse loops, simple Reversing sections, insulate between Three-rail wiring Turntable wiring Wiring reversing sections Wye configurations Wyes, simple Wye,wiring for long, lighted passenger trains or long lash-ups.	Ribbon cable	Rivarossi - see Locomotive Installs Roco - see Locomotive Installs Roco turnouts	RUNAWAY Avoid basic throttles Disable DC mode Loosing a locomotive Rescue a runaway Turn down throttle
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San Juan Car Co. Turnouts SCHEMATICS, READING Siding, dogbone SIGNALING Beginner's topic Reverse sections Turnout position Silver epoxy Slow motion motors Small layout considerations SOUND Garden Brackets, trigger CurrentKeeper Motorboating sound Sierra Triggering		Sound cont'd General Bass, better Bell, triggering Bell, trigger mounting Button assignment Chuff Sync Decoder location Flickering firebox Installation notes Locomotives, smooth runners Motorboat sound SoundCar Sync disk preparation Through rail sound Wire, color caution Whistle, triggering Whistle, trigger mounting	Speakers Gaskets Speakers, buying Clearance, front Cutting to fit Enclosures Holes HO, good Info general 2 in parallel 2 in series 3 in parallel 3 in series 4 Phasing	SOLDERING Soldering to: Dirty track Enameled wire Pre-weathered track Joiners Soldering tips: Conductive epoxy Cool, allow to Contact, good mechanical DCC safe soldering equipment Good joint, knowing when Heat, right amount Heat, the work, not the solder Iron, solder, right size Lead-free solder Liquid flux Metal MUST be clean Resistance soldering Silver epoxy Solder selection Tip must be clean Bonds, soldering Third hand Speakers, buying Stewart - see Locomotive Installs Surge suppressors Switches, electrical
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Tail light sockets Terminal strips Track, Aluminum rail Track, status indicating TRACK WIRING Basic Wire Blocks Blocks, large layouts Booster districts, insulate between Bus, routing Bus runs, long RC network Bus Terminator Bus, wire size Color code Common rail, avoid Crossings/Crossovers Crossing between booster districts DC and DCC on the same layout Dogbone, reversing, siding Insulation Displacement Connectors Joiners Push pins, colored Polarity Car Polairty ID Programming track Roundhouse cut off Snubber Taillight bulbs Tortoise, reversing Track connection, good Track, connections Track DCC Waveforms Terminals, screw Twisted pair Wire, buying Wiring tips, WWW Wiring, overview Wiring, which wire is which Crossing, electrofrog Peco Yard cut off Feeders Feeders, short blocks, placement Feeders, spacing Feeders, wire size Joiners, soldering NTRAK Testing Beeper, short detecting Measuring DCC Track polarity, checking Track polarity, ID Wire adequacy, testing High current boosters		Track Wiring cont'd Track and Wire Resistance General Stranded wire Solid wire Nickel-Silver track Brass track Taillight bulb Test light (bulb) Special Situations "Accept" yard signals Catenary wiring Dual gauge track wiring Reversing Balloons Crossovers Reverse loops, simple Reversing sections, insulate between Three-rail wiring Transfer table wiring Turntable wiring Wiring reversing sections Wye configurations Wyes, simple Throttle holder, NCE ProCab THROTTLE NETWORKS Phone cables, modular Throttle nuts, tightening Track status light Troubleshooting Tillig turnouts Tin whiskers Tools Electronic,general source for Third hand Wire stripper, mechanical Wire stripper, thermal Transformer Mounting Sizing 1 per booster Transformers, buying	Trix - see Locomotive Installs TURNOUTS Frog types Which frog is best for me? Balloon automatic control DCC friendly turnouts Wiring difference Atlas BK Enterprises Controlling Turnouts Elite/Pilz/Tillig Kato Micro Engineering Orr Traction Peco #4 HO, #6 N #6 HO, #4 N #6 N Crossover 3-Way Insulfrog & Electrofrog Insulfrog vs. Electrofrog Insulfrog Insulfrog shorts Electrofrog 100 Electrofrog 75 Double-slip Electrofrog Double-slip Unifrog Electrofrog crossing Unifrog Wrong way entry, prevention Roco Walthers New DCC Compatible Double-slip #6 HO crossover 3-Way turnout 3-Way turnout position indicator DCC friendly, availability Switchmachine types Walthers Old Style 3-Way turnout Double Crossover Double Crossover Tutorial Control 3-Way turnout position indicator Balloon track control Booster, use separate Control, methods Controlling turnouts with DCC DCC control, benefits DCC control, benefits to clubs Drop Feeders and Bonds Feedback Hidden bonds Jacks, handset, 4 wire Powering points Tortoise, reversing balloon track Wiring	Turnouts cont'd General Connecting feeders Fixing bonds Slow motion 3-Way turnout position indicator Benefits Control, simple, low cost Digitrax DS-54, CVs Digitrax DS-54, programming sequence Digitrax DS-54, setup Hare (Tortoise decoder) Tortoise Tortoise, extra switch contacts Tortoise, reversing, balloon track Control, garden Air operated Turnout power Turntable roundhouse track control TROUBLESHOOTING Booster Booster, testing Command station, spare Command station, booster mode Mysterious operation of booster Bus Bus runs, long Decoders Problems, decoders Headlight problems General When nothing works Locomotive Headlight problems Sound Motorboating sound Throttle Networks Throttle Networks Wiring Bus runs, long Ohm meter, using Shorts, between districts Shorts, between rails Isolating problems Trucks, power pick-up
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Voltage drops Volts - measuring DCC	Voltage, measuring deocder output
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Wall Transformers Walthers New DCC Compatible turnouts Walthers Old Style turnouts Walthers ACM roundhouse track control Wheel squeal sound Wire, buying Wire Color Code, decoders Wire, US and metric conversion Wiring, modular Wiring, track Wiring, twisted Wiring, which wire is which Wiring, voltage drop		Wooden ties - bonus! WRITE ME Asking Allan a question Copying this website Decoder installation instructions Have a question? Manufacturers Want to help? WWW TIPS Wye,wiring for long, lighted passenger trains or long lash-ups.
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Zimo decoders


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