[Southern]

On a DCC layout, what is the voltage that is always on the track?

 

[capper]

DCC voltage is of equal amplitude in the plus and minus direction an made up of a series of pulses Which provides the information as to which device is being controlled as well as providing the power to operate it. There isn't a measurable DC type voltage that you may be used to. Conventional 12V DC accessories will not work off track voltage

 

[Southern]

DCC voltage is of equal amplitude in the plus and minus direction an made up of a series of pulses Which provides the information as to which device is being controlled as well as providing the power to operate it. There isn't a measurable DC type voltage that you may be used to. Conventional 12V DC accessories will not work off track voltage

So It is an AC voltage? Is there a constant ac voltage to run the motor when told to by the decoder?

 

[capper]

Kind of, except DCC is pulses and not sine waves. With DCC the track is turned into an information Highway (select the engine, it's speed, direction, light on/off, etc.) as well providing the power to run the motor. The controller in the engine interrupts the information sent to it and runs the engine.

 

[Southern]

From what I have read here an older DC engine can be converted if there is a way to islate both pos./neg. power to the motor and room for the decoder. Is that true?

Is the motor in an DCC engine D/C?

 

[Boston&Maine]

Is the motor in an DCC engine D/C?

For all two rail locomotives that would usually come with a DC motor, yes... The DCC signal follows the same pattern as the AC wave, but it is still a DC current in two rail applications...