DCC Layout Wiring

Submitted by Webmaster on Sun, 01/10/2010 - 20:35

Presented by David Simmons at the January 2010 Division 9 meeting

 

An Overview of DCC Components and How
to Plan and Wire a Layout for DCC

 

Topics

  • Components of a DCC System
  • The 3 Busses: Control, Cab, and Track
  • Determining Power Requirements
  • Power Districts and Short Protection
  • Common Ground
  • Auto Reversers
  • “DCC Friendly” Track
  • Programming Track
  • Mixing DC and DCC

 

Download the Powerpoint Slides


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David Simmons is currently the Division 9 Superintendent. He has spent most of the last 10 years installing and maintaining the DCC system at the Ann Arbor Model Railroad Club. An N scale modeler and avid Ann Arbor Railroad fan, he is currently building a modular version of the Annie in Howell during the 1960's