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Allied Aluminum rail	Air operated Asymmetrical DCC	Athearn - see Locomotive Installs Atlas turnouts	Automatic Braking for signals Turnout control
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Bachmann - see Locomotive Installs Back EMF Batteries	BEGINNERS Basic components Blocks in DCC What is DCC? computer, using Existing layouts, using DCC Getting started How DCC works Interchanging DCC components Soldering joiners Locomotives Back EMF, speed compensation CVs, What are they? DC and DCC, using both at the same time DCC Ready Decoder, picking one Locos bought with decoders Long addressing Low speed control Momentum control Number of trains, throttle Reversing Basics Selecting DCC systems Sound Speed steps Turnouts Controlling turnouts with DCC DCC friendly turnouts Wiring differences	BK Enterprises turnouts Block wiring BLOCK DETECTION Cheap block detectors Conductive paint DC Breaking Digitrax DS-54 block detection Easy block detection Locating block detectors Locating block detectors with twisted busses Resistor attachment to axle Resistors, gluing them on Resistor location Resistor value Resistive wheels, ready made Undetected blocks, equalizing	Booster districts, insulate between BOOSTER NETWORKS Booster, resetting Common rail, avoid Location, physical Location, electrical Loconet wire function Networking Number boosters required, how many Transformer mounting Transformer sizing Transformer, 1 per booster Troubleshooting Booster, testing Bus runs, long Command station, booster mode Command station, spare Mysterious operation Bus, generally: see Track Wiring Bus, routing Bus runs, long Bus terminator Bus, wire size
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Cable ties Capacitors CD-ROM OF WEBSITE Circuit board throwbars CLINCHFIELD RR	COMPUTER CONTROL Do I need a computer for DCC? Does a computer make DCC easier? Ladder logic PLC, using Software suppliers Turnout control see also Turnout, Automatic control see also Braking, Automatic	Command station Booster mode Command station, spare Coils Conductive paint	CUBICAL TRAIN
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DC Breaking DC mode, disable DCC decoders, garden Back EMF Cooling Decoder selection Load Compensation Locked rotor, measuring current MTS decoders Speed Stabilization Why DCC?	Decoders Connector pinout Incremental installation Locked rotor, measuring current Problems, decoders Selecting decoders Speed Stabilization Wire Color Code, decoders Zimo decoders	Decoder installations into specific locomotives Digikey Digitrax Booster mode of command station DS-54 block detection DS-54, CVs DS-54, programming sequence DS-54, setup Loconet wire function Loosing control of a locomotive	Diodes DO IT YOURSELF Dogbone, passing siding
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Edge card connectors	Elite turnouts
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Feeders, garden Bonds, soldering Insulating Sizing Spacing Type Watertight heatshrink	Fleischmann - see Locomotive Installs Flux, liquid Frogs Insulated Types Which frog is best for me?
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GARDEN DCC Aluminum rail Lightning protection Live steam Wooden ties - bonus! DCC Decoders Back EMF Cooling Decoder selection Load Compensation Locked rotor, measuring current MTS decoders Speed Stabilization Why DCC?	Garden DCC cont'd M U'ing Electronic gearing MU'ing locomotives Sumpter Valley, MU'ing Unitah, MU'ing Feeders Bonds, soldering Insulating Sizing Spacing Type Watertight heatshrink	Garden DCC cont'd Sound Brackets, trigger Motorboating sound Sierra Triggering Turnout Control Air operated Turnout power Lighting Bulbs, 19V Lighted cars, non-DCC	GARDEN RR
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Hare (Tortoise decoder) Harness plugs Heat shrink tubing	Headlight Headlight, rear	HEXADECIMAL	HO LAYOUT
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IHC - see Locomotive Installs	Inductors	Insulation Displacement Connectors (IDCs)
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Joiners, soldering
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Kato - see Locomotive Installs	Kato turnouts
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Labels, wire LGB - see Locomotive Installs LIGHTING Avoid LEDs General Tender Headlight Miniature Lamps Flickering firebox, 1 to 4 lamps Flickering firebox with sound units Grain of Rice bulbs Grain of Wheat bulb Headlight Headlight, rear Light Emitting Diodes Resistors, locating Mars light Passenger cars, lighting Power supply, 12V Power supply, Grain of Rice Resistors, dropping Lighting, garden Bulbs, 19V Lighted cars, non-DCC LGB 19V bulbs Troubleshooting Headlight problems Lightning protection Lighted passenger trains, wiring wyes . Liliput - see Locomotive Installs Lima - see Locomotive Installs	LINKS Manufacturers Railfan Live steam Load Compensation	LOCOMOTIVES Beginners Back EMF, speed compensation CVs, What are they? DC and DCC, using both at the same time DCC Ready Decoder, picking one Locos bought with decoders Long addressing Low speed control Momentum control Number of trains, throttle Selecting DCC systems Sound Speed steps Decoders Connector pinout Incremental installation Problems, decoders Selecting decoders Wire Color Code, decoders Zimo decoders General Filters, locos with Loosing control of a locomotive Metal Chassis Locos Motors Isolation Stall current, measuring Lighting Grain of Wheat bulb Headlight Headlight problems LGB 19V bulbs	LOCOMOTIVE INSTALLS Athearn HO PA-1 Atlas HO RS-1 or RS-3 Atlas HO RS-3 Atlas HO S-2 Bachmann G American w/snd Bachmann G Consolidation Bachmann HO Daylight Bachmann HO GS-4 w/snd Bachmann G Shay w/snd Bachmann HO F40 Bachmann GP-30 European Locomotives Fleischmann, Liliput, Lima, Maerklin, Piko, Rivarossi, Roco, Trix Generic G Sound IHC HO Consolidation IHC HO GG-1 IHC HO Mikado IHC HO Mountain Kato N Mikado LGB C&S Mogul LGB F-7A LGB Logging Mallets LGB G Track Cleaner Mantua HO Mikado Microtrains Z F7 Opening a Rivarossi Tender Oriental Powerhouse 2-8-8-2 Proto 2000 HO E7 Proto 2000 HO GP-9 Proto 2000 HO GP-60 Proto 1000 RS-2 Proto 1000 RDC Rivarossi HO Bigboy Rivarossi HO Challenger Rivarossi HO Challenger w/snd Rivarossi HO FEF Rivarossi HO 4-8-4 Stewart HO F3 Long lash-ups, wiring wyes.
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Maerklin - see Locomotive Installs Magnetic sensors Mantua - see Locomotive Installs	Micro Engineering Microtrains - see Locomotive Installs	MU'ing, garden Electronic gearing MU'ing locomotives Sumpter Valley Unitah	Motors Isolation Stall current, measuring Mouser
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NEWBIE NOTES Frog types Which frog is best for me? Switchmachine types
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Orr Traction turnouts
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PARTS Suppliers Allied Digikey Fry's Hosfelt Home Depot LGB Lowes Mouser Radio Shack	Parts cont'd Components, buying Batteries Cable ties Capacitors Circuit board throwbars Coils Conductive paint Diodes Edge card connectors Flux, liquid Harness plugs Heat shrink tubing Inductors Labels, wire Light Emitting Diodes Magnetic sensors Phone cables Phone jacks Phosphor bronze Relays Resistors Ribbon cable Slow motion motors Solder Speakers Surge suppressors Switches Tail light sockets Terminal strips Transformers Wall Transformers Wire	Passenger trains,lighted, wiring wyes . Passing siding, dogbone Peco turnouts Piko - see Locomotive Installs Pilz turnouts Phone cables Phone jacks Phosphor bronze PLC, using Proto 1000, 2000 - see Locomotive Installs
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RC network RC terminator Relays Resistors Reversing Balloons Basics Crossovers Dogbone, reversing Reverse loops, simple Reversing sections, insulate between Three-rail wiring Turntable wiring Wiring reversing sections Wye configurations Wyes, simple Wye,wiring for long, lighted passenger trains or long lash-ups. Ribbon cable	Rivarossi - see Locomotive Installs Roco - see Locomotive Installs Roco turnouts	RUNAWAY Avoid basic throttles Disable DC mode Loosing a locomotive Rescue a runaway Turn down throttle
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SCHEMATICS, READING Siding, dogbone SIGNALING Reverse sections Turnout position Slow motion motors SOUND Garden Brackets, trigger Motorboating sound Sierra Triggering	Sound cont'd General Bass, better Bell, triggering Bell, trigger mounting Button assignment Chuff Sync Decoder location Flickering firebox Installation notes Locomotives, smooth runners Motorboat sound Sync disk preparation Through rail sound Wire, color caution Whistle, triggering Whistle, trigger mounting Speakers Speakers, buying Clearance, front Cutting to fit Holes HO, good Info general 2 in parallel 2 in series 3 in parallel 3 in series 4 Phasing	SOLDERING Soldering to: Dirty track Enameled wire Pre-weathered track Joiners Soldering tips: Cool, allow to Contact, good mechanical Good joint, knowing when Heat, right amount Heat, the work, not the solder Iron, solder, right size Liquid flux Metal MUST be clean Resistance soldering Tip must be clean Bonds, soldering	Speakers, buying Stewart - see Locomotive Installs Surge suppressors Switches, electrical
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Tail light sockets Terminal strips Track, Aluminum rail TRACK WIRING Basic Wire Blocks Booster districts, insulate between Bus, routing Bus runs, long RC network Bus, wire size Color code Common rail, avoid Dogbone, reversing, siding Insulation Displacement Connectors Joiners Push pins, colored Taillight bulbs Tortoise, reversing Track connection, good Track, connections Track DCC Waveforms Terminals, screw Wire, buying Wiring tips, WWW Wiring, overview Feeders Feeders, short blocks, placement Feeders, spacing Feeders, wire size Joiners, soldering Testing Beeper, short detecting Measuring DCC Track polarity, checking Track polarity, ID Wire adequacy, testing	Track Wiring cont'd Track and Wire Resistance General Stranded wire Solid wire Nickel-Silver track Brass track Taillight bulb Special Situations "Accept" yard signals Catenary wiring Dual gauge track wiring Reversing Balloons Crossovers Reverse loops, simple Reversing sections, insulate between Three-rail wiring Turntable wiring Wiring reversing sections Wye configurations Wyes, simple THROTTLE NETWORKS Phone cables, modular Throttle nuts, tightening Track status light Troubleshooting Tillig turnouts Transformer Mounting Sizing 1 per booster Transformers, buying Trix - see Locomotive Installs	TURNOUTS Frog types Which frog is best for me? Automatic control DCC friendly turnouts Wiring difference Atlas BK Enterprises Controlling Turnouts Elite/Pilz/Tillig Kato Micro Engineering Orr Traction Peco #4 HO, #6 N #6 HO, #4 N #6 N Crossover Insulfrog Insulfrog shorts Electrofrog 100 Electrofrog 75 Double-slip Electrofrog Electrofrog crossing Roco Walthers New DCC Compatible #6 HO crossover 3-Way turnout DCC friendly, availability Switchmachine types Walthers Old Style 3-Way turnout Control Balloon track control Booster, use separate Control, methods Controlling turnouts with DCC DCC control, benefits DCC control, benefits to clubs Drop Feeders and Bonds Feedback Hidden bonds Jacks, handset, 4 wire Powering points Tortoise, reversing balloon track Wiring	Turnouts cont'd General Connecting feeders Fixing bonds Slow motion Benefits Control, simple, low cost Digitrax DS-54, CVs Digitrax DS-54, programming sequence Digitrax DS-54, setup Hare (Tortoise decoder) Tortoise Tortoise, extra switch contacts Tortoise, reversing, balloon track Control, garden Air operated Turnout power TROUBLESHOOTING Booster Booster, testing Command station, spare Command station, booster mode Mysterious operation of booster Bus Bus runs, long Decoders Problems, decoders Headlight problems General When nothing works Locomotive Headlight problems Sound Motorboating sound Throttle Networks Throttle Networks Wiring Bus runs, long Ohm meter, using Shorts, between districts Shorts, between rails Isolating problems
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Wall Transformers Walthers New DCC Compatible turnouts Walthers Old Style turnouts	Wire, buying Wire Color Code, decoders Wiring, track Wiring, twisted Wooden ties - bonus!	WRITE ME Asking Allan a question Copying this website Decoder installation instructions Have a question? Manufacturers Want to help?	WWW TIPS Wye,wiring for long, lighted passenger trains or long lash-ups.
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Zimo decoders