E-Z Command® Digital Command Control System and DCC turnouts

[marti091]

New to DCC and just purchased E-Z Command® Digital Command Control System. Would like to buy DCC turnouts. Can you control these turnouts with this control system?

[the Bach-man]

Dear Marti,
Yes, you can. They are controlled by Function 9.
Have fun!
the Bach-man

[glavdog]

Thanks for your help here.   I bought the Bachmann starter EZ track in nickel, and am about to buy the DCC EZ Command unit and engines.   The track pack came with green wired turnouts, but I see you also have DCC turnouts.  How are these different, and how do I wire these into the control.   I read where you said the command DCC system controls these with a function, but its not clear on where these wire in, and again, the difference in the turnouts being the green wired ones in this set and the DCC ones.   Thanks.

[TrainArts]

I thought I'd ask this question in this thread rather than starting a new one.

You know how the standard Bachmann turnout matches up with a 30 degree 18" radius curve so well?

Do the #5 and #6 turnouts match up with any standard Bachmann curves? Like maybe a #5 is a 22.5 degree 22" radius and a #6 is like a 26" curve?

Note to the guys above, the standard bachmann turnout, dcc or 12v, is too tight a curve for some equipment, like long passenger cars.

I can't find the curvature specs for #5 and #6 turnouts anywhere, hopefully someone knows before I order them.

Thanks.

[TrainArts]

Oh, and for glavdog, you don't wire them in, they get their signals through the track like locomotives do.

You can continue to use the standard turnouts on a DCC layout, but of course they need to be wired separately and won't respond to any DCC signals.

To operate the DCC turnouts, you press locomotive button #9, then function, and then the button for each numbered turnout.

There is a programming mode on the DCC turnouts so you can set the number.

[ABC]

Do the #5 and #6 turnouts match up with any standard Bachmann curves? Like maybe a #5 is a 22.5 degree 22" radius and a #6 is like a 26" curve?
I can't find the curvature specs for #5 and #6 turnouts anywhere, hopefully someone knows before I order them.

No, the #5 and #6 turnouts have no direct connection with any radius curves. Although, I believe Joe Satnik had a good method for making one of them work with 22" radius. For every 6 inches a #6 turnout goes in this (->) direction it goes 1 inch in this direction (^) for the divergent route.