Reply to "Updating early S scale Legacy engines with DCC"

Rusty TraqueOGR Forum Member

@TOKELLY posted:
Chuck, I'd certainly be interested if the modification also allows older Legacy locomotives to operate on DC as well as AC. I would convert two U33Cs, a Challenger, and a Mikado if that were the case; but I suspect the change is more than just software to allow DC operation. Fred Rouse was the person who converted the Y-3s to scale operation.

Nope, it's just software. However, it is sort of power supply sensitive.

When we were testing the DCC and DC functions back in 2011, DC worked fine with my ancient MRC Controlmaster V and GML throttle (who apparently closed shop this past January,) but not well with some of the newer MRC power packs. The guys over at Electric Railroad Company bent over backwards to be compatible, but there are apparently too many variations in DC power supplies.

For DCC, ERR also had to test with 5 or 6 different DCC systems to ensure compatibility.

Rusty

6/22/216:28 PM

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