Direct current

Voltage with a fixed direction. In analogue two-rail operation the level of the voltage sets the speed and the polarity sets the direction.

Dutch

gelijkspanning

German

Gleichstrom

Articles using this term

• Märklin C Track curved turnouts: a passing loop in the curve
• DCC and Märklin Motorola: digital protocols
• DC and AC: two-rail and three-rail explained
• Analogue or digital control?
• Mixing Märklin and two-rail: why it does not work
• Minitrix or Fleischmann piccolo: the differences side by side
• How much space do you need for a Piko A-Gleis layout?
• Piko A-Gleis or Roco geoLine: the differences side by side
• Shuttle line: running back and forth without a loop
• Roco geoLine or Roco Line: the differences side by side
• The Auto-designer: layouts from your own track
• Give your old box of track a second life
• The dogbone: a long run on a narrow baseboard
• The reversing loop: how it works and how to avoid a short circuit

See also

• Alternating current
• Two-rail
• Polarity
• Analogue control