Your opinion? - DC or DCC (poll)

[petercharlesfagg]

Friends,

With all the talk on locomotive sales now and in the future, what is your opinion concerning locomotive production continuing in DC as opposed to DCC?

Is DCC going to be the ONLY available situation?

Regards, Peter.

[scotsoft]

It would probably mean that the locos will be available in DCC ready or with the chip fitted and DCC ready will run on DC just ticketyboo 

cheers John.

[port perran]

I agree with Scotsoft. I think that will continue for a few years yet!

[dodger]

A locomotive that will not run on DC will be of no interest to me!

Dodger

[Newportnobby]

Could be a pointless debate as the way the energy companies are going we won't able to afford to run either

[EtchedPixels]

We've gone through

"DCwhat ?"
"DCC hostile"
"DCC wiring points"
"DCC socket"
"DCC pre-fitted option"

but going further rather requires that the supplier can ship a built in decoder everyone wants, which can be trickier, and when it comes to sound gets hard.

I am sure we will eventually reach the point where DCC pre-fitted is the most common choice and then DCC blanking plate becomes the "special order" version. beyond that I'm really not sure.

Alan

Nobby - there's always clockwork or solar powered layouts.

[Lawrence]

Nobby - there's always clockwork or solar powered layouts.

So that's everyone in Scotland & Wales screwed then 

[Mr Sprue]

Isn't there already a chip that when fitted will either run on DC or DCC? The Peco Collett I have does!

[EtchedPixels]

Isn't there already a chip that when fitted will either run on DC or DCC? The Peco Collett I have does!

All chips are supposed to but the cheap Bachmann one seems not to support it.

It works with clean DC but not with some of the funky pulse controllers.

[Mr Sprue]

Isn't there already a chip that when fitted will either run on DC or DCC? The Peco Collett I have does!

All chips are supposed to but the cheap Bachmann one seems not to support it.

It works with clean DC but not with some of the funky pulse controllers.

I'm still using Farish Powerbox 0199 controllers with my DC stuff and never get any issues with them, but then again they were made for N Gauge.

[Newportnobby]

Isn't there already a chip that when fitted will either run on DC or DCC? The Peco Collett I have does!

The Peco Collett has a Lenz chip that 'recognises' DC and DCC.
If, at some point in the future, there is a mass switch to DCC (and I don't believe it will happen), I just hope all manufacturers follow Peco's example.

[GeeBee]

For alternate energy sources many years ago National Semiconductor were experimenting with nuclear powered Ic's they called them fission chips, it made an article in the New Scientist magazine dated 01/04/1983 I worked at TMC at the time we were all quite impressed.


I am going to keep under cover now
Graham      

[Bealman]

Strikes me as being a bit unfair on the DCers who are inevitably going to have to pay more for a loco which contains something they don't need... the Peco Collet being a case in point... it is expensive.

[Sprintex]

For alternate energy sources many years ago National Semiconductor were experimenting with nuclear powered Ic's they called them fission chips, it made an article in the New Scientist magazine dated 01/04/1983 I worked at TMC at the time we were all quite impressed.


I am going to keep under cover now
Graham      

Nice try, but no-one took the bait


Paul

[Bealman]

I had a grin but thought it better not to encourage him.

Actually not bad, Graham!   
George