11-08-2010, 05:39 PM
Ralph Wrote:... doing things the old fashioned way...I would not call it the old fashioned way. It tells a longs story if someone runs DC engines as smooth as most others do run DCC engines. DCC is a very welcome method to hide all the small mechanical problems an engine can have (not the large ones, that is beyond the decoder capabilities). It is therefore a clear sign of very well maintained and adjusted equipment if it runs equal to DCC engines. For most people (like me) it is simply easier to have a smooth operation with DCC than DC. With the right "old fashioned" skill you can almost do everything with DC what DCC can do. I can not change the gearbox to match the speed of engines in a consist. I can do the CVs only. I would be happy to have the skill to do gearboxes myself.
It is not better or worse, it is different.
Reinhard