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Started by hudson488, March 20, 2012, 09:01:56 PM

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hudson488

March 20, 2012, 09:01:56 PM
can a DCC locomotive run on DC power?

richg

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March 20, 2012, 09:54:07 PM Last Edit: March 20, 2012, 09:56:10 PM by richg
Quote from: hudson488 on March 20, 2012, 09:01:56 PM
can a DCC locomotive run on DC power?

Sometimes.

Loco needs a dual mode decoder and the DC option has to be enabled. Some disable the DC option because it can cause a runaway under certain conditions when controlled by a DCC system.
More info in the below link.

http://greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=00BQm8

Rich
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