96RAF Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Two options:DCC - wire your point motors to accessory decoders controlled by your DCC controller - can be button fiddly to use and can take power away from the track usage. You also have to remember the point numbers to enter into the controller. DC - wire your point motors via a separate power source and a CDU (for solenoid motors only) controlled by manual switches - instant operation and allows the use of a mimic panel replicating your layout so no point numbers to remember. Combined DCC and DC - wire your point motors as per DC system then have DCC accessory decoders fire into the coils of a bank of relays that control the DC side. Best and worst of both worlds due to added complexity of wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulleidboy Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I have Rob's option 3 - Combined DCC and DC - but in all honesty I never use the DCC operation - it's to slow, and I only wired them up because you could. I use DCC Concepts Cobalts Digital iP's on the scenic part of the layout and Peco solenoid in the fiddle yard - all points are operated with toggle switches. The Peco solenoid motors are operated through a Gaugemaster CDU. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96RAF Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 I agree with Bb. Most of the time I switch points manually, only using DCC selection when operating using software like RM or Rocrail. Too much faff otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Hay Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 You dont mean 'manually' as I understand 'manually', do you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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