Description: This
clinic is for anyone who has a desire to learn to install his/her own
DCC decoders or is just curious about how it is done. The attendee will
learn to identify locomotives that can be "decoded" and learn how to
decode those locomotives. Rediscover the basic electronics associated
with today's engines. The presentation will discuss the difference
between open-frame, can, and coreless motors, three pole and five pole,
machine wound, and skew or hand wound and why this is important to DCC.
Also, a discussion of today's basic rail pick-up designs. We will
review physical body types like split frame, body common, and insulated
frames, steam and diesel differences, and a survey of the typical
design philosophy for common manufacturers. In understanding the DCC
environment a basic box diagram of the system and a very elementary
primer on DCC theory and practice will also be presented. We will
create an overview and bullet-by-bullet process for installs. And
finally, we will review all these concepts. There will be a
show-and-tell of various decoded engines, a discussion of lessons
learned, a review of concepts missed and best of all, a question and
answer period.
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