A poll to get a rough indication of % dcc users or not

This is just a poll to give a rough indication of what % of railway modellers are actually using dcc rather than dc

Please feel free to leave comment after you vote

cheers Brian

DCC

We converted around three years ago, the biggest problem with DCC, is the cost, at the time for the system of your choice, and afterwards, ie decoders and then moving onto sound decoders, but that's also the biggest benefit.

Converted in early 2008:thumbs

Been DCC from the start because:

a) It looked simpler to understand (and I still think that) and

b) I liked the control over the loco's/trains it seemed to offer.

Les

Converted my last layout to dcc, and am building my current one dcc, though not very competent in its use. I am looking at going into sound in the future, so find that sub forum very informative

I converted to DCC last year and think it is the dogs ~~~~~~

Still haven't finished the layout and wonder if I ever will !!!!!!!!!

DCC brought me back to the hobby after a hiatus of 30 years.  I've picked up a second Lenz set.  Do I get double votes :question 

Max NO

You get a slap on the wrist from Wendy for spending to much money on your model railway

cheers Brian

Awwwwwww :exclam  The studio I built her (see post on computers) set me back about 25 grand plus several grand for her printing press.  I reckon I've still got a few Brownie Points up my sleeve. :cool wink

DCC now after swearing for years that I'd never give up my Hammant & Morgan Duette :exclam:exclam

Am I imagining things, or is DCC so much smoother when controlling locos at slow speed :question:question

Going DCC soon. Been saying that for about four years.

Mike

[user=3]Gwent Rail[/user] wrote:

DCC now after swearing for years that I'd never give up my Hammant & Morgan Duette :exclam:exclam

Am I imagining things, or is DCC so much smoother when controlling locos at slow speed :question:question

Your Mother and I despair of you sometimes, Jeffrey.  Don't you remember reading my post about pulsed waveform?  How the voltage remains the same and it's the frequency of the pulses which is increased and decreased?  Sheesh :exclam

[user=3]Gwent Rail[/user] wrote:

DCC now after swearing for years that I'd never give up my Hammant & Morgan Duette :exclam:exclam

Am I imagining things, or is DCC so much smoother when controlling locos at slow speed :question:question

And I was like Jeff but not using H&M but good home made DC controllers.

Smoother control of locos via DCC is one reason I converted, the other was the ease of other operators setting up routes & connecting controllers onto a 4 track main line crossover.

If I has stayed with the previous layout, then I would have stayed DC. in fact the previous layout could not have ben converted without the wholesale dismantling of one large station 12 x 3 ft including baseboards which sat over the top of  dead end storage sidings. But that is another story.

Jeff no mate you are not,every thing runs smoother on dcc, but it is a nice feeling when you can control a loco down to a crawl…
:doublethumb;-);-):cool:

Been DCC from the start, 3 years now it is expensive but I do it a bit at a time .

Went DCC in Aug 1995. It kept me in this wonderful hobby.

 I have two Lenz systems and an ECOS, can I have 3 votes.

 Re cost, for anyone starting out and desire to control 3 or more trains properly, DCC is no more expensive than DC.  In some cases, cheaper.
 A big statement I know but it can be proved.

Ian

 

I started in 2003 with a Roco (Lenz) system then upgraded in 2006 to ESU's ECoS and would never go back to any other method of control.

[user=265]Iansa[/user] wrote:

 Re cost, for anyone starting out and desire to control 3 or more trains properly, DCC is no more expensive than DC.  In some cases, cheaper.
 A big statement I know but it can be proved.

Ian

True, if one has to purchase commercial DC power supplies, controllers & switches.    I was fortunate that  in my DC days, I could  build a full DC controller, including power supply for around $30-35 ( 15-18 quid)

For a basic DCC system costing around $300 that can control 2 trains easy is not much different in cost to a DC system. Locos - well for Aust outline costing over $240, adding $30 for a decoder is not much extra.

Although I don't have an actual layout yet - just a "bit of one" - I'm changing to DCC gradually and now don't buy locos unless they are "DCC ready".  I pity because there are some locos I'd like but really don't want to get into stripping them down and messing with hard wiring.  My hands simply can't cope with anything too delicate nowadays.

The price does worry me considerably.  An ordinary decoder at around £10 to £15 isn't bad but I'd like to get into sound and am mightily impressed by Loksound - why do the best always have to be so expensive ?

I have no interest whatsoever in using DCC for point control etc. - just driving locomotives. :roll::roll::roll:  Was it "New Labour" under Tony Blair who said "We have absolutely no interest in raising Income Tax……………………………….:roll::roll:

Moved to DCC about 3 years ago, but only for running trains.  Points etc will stay hand (or stick!) worked