Hi all,
Hope this has not been covered earlier but I cannot find it this close to Midnight here in Oz and I do not frequent this part of the forum!
Can Bachmann decoder units be used OK on plain DC? Also Digitrax and NCE? I believe there is a problem with Hornby chips also.
This query came up at the cluib tonight from someone else who runs DC but likes the look of a Bachmann offering on DCC… I did not try to talk him out of it!
Regards and TIA
Trevor
I have no problem whatsoever using Bachmann and Digitrax decoders on regular DC. As far as I can tell they’re completely transparent.
The Bachmann locos that they are selling as “DCC On Board” are able to be used on DCC or DC, your choice. I have used them on my layout when it was DC and had no problem.
The Digitrax decoders have had some problems such as when the loco is going through a turnout then suddenly reverses direction. This happened on a Russian Decapod that I installed a Digitrax decoder in.
I have one NCE decoder in a SD50 that I have had no problems with.
Bill