Puffingbill

Hi Eric, I an sorry you thought I said DCC was rubbish, what I did say is that it just wasn’t suitable for me because I felt my locos ran better on DC, everyone that is remotely involved in model trains knows that problems can occur with just about every operating system it has been that way since clockwork locos used to break springs right up to the present day DCC, as far as short circuits are concerned I was referring to my mates layout, he buys Australian model railway models many of which have superfine wheels when used with DCC these cause short circuits when passing through his Peco points, when the same locos run on DC he doesn’t have the same problems, regardless as I mentioned in my previous post so long as we are all enjoying this great hobby that’s all that counts.

I guess we all need to understand that “one mans meat is another mans poison” no sense in trying to convert others, so long as we all enjoy our hobby that’s all that counts.

You forgot to mention all the extra problems DCC can bring like incompatibility, continual short circuits, and the extra cost, frankly I could not see the benifit by switching to digital, I far prefer reliable running which brings me much enjoyment, not as annoyed as my mate though that chucked his Dynamis controller across his 40 ft shed then finished it off with a hammer.

I guess we are all different but after owning and building two DCC layouts I finally bit the bullet and made the switch back to DC, I guess I enjoy flicking switches more than I do pushing button, all of my small engines run better as DC rather than DCC I just feel that I have more control over them, like most I felt I needed to keep up with the times so went digital I later realised that not only did I not need it but wasted a load of money in the experiment, I know others love digital but it’s just not for me.