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…................--- A District (DCC or DC) Control Panel ---
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I'm using an 8 district DCC-EX command station (Districts A to H) that was under $200 to build. It allows any district to be DCC, DCC Program or DC at any time. There is a 2 track main that circles the whole layout (24' X 6'). One half of the main (2 tracks) is District A. The control box below allows either the inner main track or the outer track to be turned on or off at any time.
District A's two tracks can be DCC or DC at any time. I could run a DCC loco on one of the tracks (inner or outer) and a DC loco on the other but not at the same time. I can run a DCC loco on one of the tracks and then turn the power to that track off. Turn the power to the other track on and change that track to DC and run a DC train on that track with the same throttle. DCC-EX has no problem doing any of this using your throttle.
This control panel does two things. One is that it controls the power to either track (on/off). The second is that if a DC or DCC engine is on one of the tracks and the power is turned off you can throw a switch for that track that will turn on a LED to indicate if there is a DCC or DC loco parked on that track (ask if you have questions about this).
The following images will show the build of the panel and where it will be placed. The build time was probably about 6-8 hours which includes the design time using Fusion. Cost about $10.
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If you see this on a forum ask questions or email me at contactsumner1 (at) gmail (dot) com.
To be continued and a link to this whole build ( HERE ).
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