DCC Projects & Applications Vol. 2

DCC Projects & Applications Vol. 2 answers questions about starting with or upgrading Digital Command Control equipment, selecting state-of-the-art gear, and installing and operating these new electronics. Based on the popular Model Railroader magazine column, DCC Corner, this volume focuses on actual readers’ problems and gives real-world solutions that apply to commonly available contemporary equipment.

Offers tips on upgrading equipment, acquiring state-of-the-art new gear, installation, and operation

More than 25 new DCC projects

Based on DCC Corner, a popular Model Railroader column

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Author: Mike Polsgrove with David Popp
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 88 pages; 155 color photos; ISBN: 9780890247747

Mike is the MR columnist upon which all the content is based, although he did not necessarily write all the columns. David is the editor who selected the columns from past issues of MR for inclusion in the book.

Introduction..........................4

Getting started using Digital
Command Control................5

Chapter One
Wiring a layout for DCC......7

Chapter Two
The basics of locomotive
decoder installation.............25

Chapter Three
Programming decoders...... 43

Chapter Four
Working with sound
decoders……………..........53

Chapter Five
Realistic lighting……….....71

Appendix
5 steps to troubleshooting
a DCC layout.......................85

DCC Projects & Applications, volume 2 is a solid, hands-on guide for model train hobbyists to using Digital Command Control (DCC) in order to independently control multiple trains anywhere on their layout. From choosing a DCC System that suits one's needs, to converting a DC layout to DCC, to building a layout with DCC in mind, troubleshooting wiring problems, converting older brass and plastic models to DCC and more, DCC Projects & Applications, volume 2 is an excellent reference and resource, illustrating its descriptive text with full-color photographs and diagrams on almost every page. An excellent supplementary resource especially commended to the attention of intermediate to advanced model train hobbyists.
-The Midwest Book Review