catnap posted:Other than no proto-couplers, DCC activates all of the features that DCS does.
It was my understanding that the couplers would open with DCC command, is this not the case?
As for setting the voltage of the NEC booster, I did set mine to 18V so that there wouldn't be any issues as I will still use Legacy to control power to the sidings and throwing turnouts.
And about how many boosters you'd need, like I said in the top post, if you are replacing DCS you'd want one for every channel you use on the TIU. And for Legacy one booster for every power supply (PH-180/135) you have or handle on a ZW. My layout is planned to use 3 handles of my ZW, so that's 3 boosters. This is one of the reasons I'm going with NEC as they have 10 amp boosters, and 10 amps is what the ZW does per handle, and I believe the TIU does per channel, so I didn't need to do any more figuring.
And as for command sets, yes, you only need one, but big layouts will need more boosters. Boosters are not command sets, they only relay the command signal from the command base.
