Cleaning Loco wheels w/ DCC ?

Christopher

If you are using the MiniTrix Loco Wheel Cleaner, remember that a DCC system will sees it just like a DC loco.  Use that control address and you should be good to go. At least it works that way for me! 

In that configuration that sounds right to me. 

Do you notice excessive wear on the wheel sets from the wire brush?  I stopped using mine fearing this and went to the alcohol soaked paper towel over the track method.

Wear shouldn't be a concern... brass is softer than the steel wheels (?)

I have a Minitrix wheel cleaner, and it works fine for locos with Digitrax decoders, but not so well with locos having Lenz decoders...

Reason being; Lenz decoders will stop dead if they loose power momentarily, and then slowly ramp up to speed when power returns, whereas the Digitrax decoders tend to just hesitate on momentary power loss, and jump right back to the set speed on power return.

This being said, I also prefer to use the cloth on the rails technique.