dcc digital

[bobclifford1953]

hi ive just purchased hornby elite controller for my layout which consists of seven loops with sidings and points all running on dc. how do i wire in the elite so as all the loops will work. all the track is fitted to bus wires to each loop and droppers to suit i also have two select units i was going to use then her indoors brought me the elite as a late xmas pressie any help on this would be most welcome regards bob

[Brian]

Hi
Simplest DC to DCC conversion is to take all the rail feeds going to the outer rails and join them together and then do the same with all the feed wires to the inner rails - Ensure none are crossed over, or a short will occur. How you join them is up to you, but the use of terminal block connectors makes it simple.
Then take a pair of wires from the two joins to the Track output terminals on the Elite.
Remember that the idea of DCC is that all tracks are live regardless of any points position. This may mean you have to add some new feeds but it depends on how you wired the layout for DC.

Note as a new DCC user... On no account allow a loco that does not have a decoder inside it to sit on the DCC powered rails. Its motor will very quickly burn out!

[bobclifford1953]

thanks for the advice brian i will follow it up in a day or so when i have added point clips and let you know how i get on with it regards bob

[yelrow]

Remember, by discarding your selects powersupply and adding 2 yellow cables from ebay, You will have 2 walkabout controllers.