can dcc locomotive run dc?
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You can run a DCC decoder fitted loco on a DC powered layout, obviously the decoder will not work, as there are nosignals being sent to the decoder. However, it is not advisable to run a DC loco on a DCC powered track!
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For the United States primarily, most locomotives are diesel electrics. They use a form of petroleum called diesel fuel, like a semi-truck, and they have an engine much like the truck called an internal combustion engine.
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CN declined to say how much it is spending on the locomotives, but an industry source said they cost about $3-million (U.S.) each. The 195-tonne locomotives produce 4,500 horsepower and can pull a freight train at 110 kilometres an hour, GE says.
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Commutator and Brushes The commutator on the DC generator converts the AC into pulsating DC. The commutator assures that the current from the generator always flows in one direction. The brushes ride on the commutator and make good electrical connections between the generator and the load.
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The Bachmann engine will work fine on your track, I have a number of the Williams models, a Weaver, and a couple of Atlas models. They run as well on tubular and Fastrack as the Lionel and MTH engines.
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Yes they are bi-directional, and they are fine to use on DC provided that they are appropriately de-rated. A rule of thumb is 30%, so if you are using 240VAC breakers, they will be fine for up to ~70VDC.
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You recommend the "High-Output" AC Transformer for both analog and digital layouts. But don't analog layouts need DC power? Yes. That's why the latest LGB analog throttles (51070, 52120 and 52121) have built-in AC-to-DC converters.
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In general applications, HVDC can carry more power per conductor than AC, because for a given power rating, the constant voltage in a DC line is lower than the peak voltage in an AC line. ... Because HVDC allows power transmission between unsynchronized AC systems, it can help increase system stability.
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Yes Hornby and Bachmann trains will run on any make of OO track and will couple together and work with eithers controllers. I have over 90 locos, Hornby, Bachmann, Dapol, Heljan and a few others and they all work just fine.
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A diesel locomotive has to carry its own fuel around with it and there has to be enough for a reasonable length of trip. The fuel tank is normally under the loco frame and will have a capacity of say 1,000 imperial gallons (UK Class 59, 3,000 hp) or 5,000 US gallons in a General Electric AC4400CW 4,400 hp locomotive.
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A DC motor with permanent magnets can be used as a generator, just by spinning the shaft. If it is a brushless motor, alternating current is produced, so rectifier circuitry has to be installed to convert the output to DC.
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DC can be generated in a number of ways: An AC generator equipped with a device called a "commutator" can produce direct current. Use of a device called a "rectifier" that converts AC to DC. Batteries provide DC, which is generated from a chemical reaction inside of the battery.
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Digital Command Control (DCC) is a standard for a system to operate model railways digitally. When equipped with Digital Command Control, locomotives on the same electrical section of track can be independently controlled.
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There actually are simple... A train needs coal if it pulled by a coal fired steam locomotive. Otherwise no. Not all steam locomotives burned coal.
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MTH DCS Command Control Power system In O gauge, it is also compatible with locomotives equipped with Lionel® TMCC® and Legacy™, as well as conventional AC-powered engines.
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There is no difference. A universal motor has its rotor and stator windings connected in series, and it can run on both AC and DC, that is why it's called uneversal, or sometimes a DC series motor. It is mostly used in home appliances, electric tools and so on. Because it has a high speed.
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You can run a DCC decoder fitted loco on a DC powered layout, obviously the decoder will not work, as there are nosignals being sent to the decoder. However, it is not advisable to run a DC loco on a DCC powered track! Some DCC locos that you buy second hand might have DC turned off. Ask before you buy.