The lowdown on bulbs and
circuit breakers
DCC tips, tricks, and techniques
W
hat causes a short on the layout? Close clearances
in turnouts. Derailed rolling stock. Tools on the
track. Wiring failures in the loco or on the layout.
Protection, that is the name of the game. The DCC booster
includes a short circuit detector that shuts off the power in
the event of a short on the track or the DCC bus. This pro-
tects the booster, but is not necessarily designed to protect
the rolling stock.
This month we’ll talk about protecting your locos and cars and
sanity. It is so distracting to be working on a set of moves and
have your loco stop dead because someone somewhere else
on the layout shorted. There are several ways to accomplish
this task. I’m gonna show you the pros and cons of each.
DCC Impulses column
by Bruce Petrarca
A look at different methods of short protection ...
DCC Impulses Column - 1
