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The DCC Investigation. A big thank you to those who have helped so far. Sorry that some of you feel we are doing this for commercial gain, we are hoping the results will help all DCC users and therefore the hobby. As well as running Taunton Controls Ltd. Graham and I also run Taunton Town Model Railway Club, a club for beginners. We have been experiencing runaways on the layout and on making enquiries have found a multitude of possible answers being suggested. We thought an investigation into the problem may show up some common denominators which would point to a solution. The results will be freely available to everyone. So we are asking for your help. The answers to the 8 questions are being logged and will undoubtedly lead to more questions which is why we asked for contact details. We will not sell your private details or use them for any other purpose and at the end of the investigation they will be destroyed. Pat and Graham

We need 1000 volunteers to give the biggest DCC investigation ever undertaken to prove a thought about runaways. PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST BE OVER 18 TO TAKE PART. We will NOT sell or use your phone number or email for any other purpose. This investigation is being conducted by Taunton Controls Ltd. and is NOT a back-door ad campaign. For this investigation please only use this email address – bigdccinvestigation@gmail.com. This is for ALL DCC users and ALL DCC controller makes. This will not cost you anything except some time to answer a few questions about your layout. First step – please send an email to register that you are happy to help, include your email address, your first name, your phone number and your answers to the questions below. Part 1. Questions Your controller make and type? Your layout size i.e. length, breadth? The max number of locos you run at any one time? The max number of operators? If you have zones, how many zones do you have? Is your layout indoors, outdoors or both? What gauge is your layout? Have you ever had an uncontrolled loco movement on your layout? Please give details Would you say this happened once only? Happens just once a session? Or happens more often? Thank you for your help.

To reverse the polarity just add 1 to cv29. If yours is reading 6 then change it to 7. Taunton Controls offer a helpline for such problems. The phone 01823 327155 is open 9am to 9pm, 6 days a week (closed Wednesdays).