Most experienced DCC users have a preferance for electrofrog turnouts. But if you have insulfrogs they will work as well straight out of the box.
http://www.electricnose.co.uk/dcc/dc...ectrofrog.html will give details of modifications that can be carried out to Peco turnouts. I think the most desirable is polarity switching. Current is fed from the toe end as you would with a DC layout.
As a rule of thumb have droppers every length of flexitrack. More if your track work is complex. After all what effort is it to put in a few extra droppers, the reward is superb slow speed running. Which ever firm advised you to only have droppers in the middle of your layout "forget them".
A lot of twoddle is talked about DCC, "drive the trains not the track", what people should say is make the effort as it increases your enjoyment of operation.
No more isolated sections, move your loco's anywhere on your layout, much as you would on a real railway.
There have been a few negative things said about the MRC Prodigy, service and documentation was mentioned. My own setup is Digitrax I've been using this for the last 6 years, prior to that I had ZTC. If I had to choose another
manufacturer I would go for NCE, they have a reputation for simplicity and easy of use.
http://www.bromsgrovemodels.co.uk/dcc.htm
http://www.ncedcc.com/products.html
Alternatively Lenz have an excellent agent in Mackays and you could look at them.
http://www.mackaymodels.co.uk/
Digtrax in the Uk is supported by
http://www.scc4dcc.co.uk/ again the level of support is good the contact there is Ted Smale.
Dont buy DCC on price, rather select on features, if your budget is tight rather wait, until you can afford a better unit.
