Feb 01 2009
Hooking up the DCC
The hooking up of the DCC system for me was nerve racking. I bought a Digitrax Empire Builder system about 10 years ago. I wanted it for a small switching layout that I had. With just the 1 booster and 2 throttles, I knew that this wouldn’t be large enough for a mainline of about 250 feet. So I puschased a second hand booster and one more throttle. This seemed to do the trick. With the layout divided into 4 sections, 1 booster would power 2 sections. The only problem I ran accross was in the yard, right in the middle the locos would come to a stop on every track. To fix this, I divided each section in half so now I have 8 power sections. I have a toggle switch for each so I can turn off power to the helix when not in use. For me the use of the DCC in purely for operation in that I can run trains in each direction. It may sound crazy but I have no intrest in sound or fancy headlights. But who knows, when the scenery is done it will be a new thing to explore.
