Some years ago, somebody out there on the internet expressed suprise that there didn't seem to be a whole host of web sites dealing with "Wiring For DCC" - odd, he thought, in a world where there are loads of sites covering pretty much everything else. A week or so later, while we were sitting around, chewing the fat and putting the world to rights, an acquaintance of mine remarked that the reason there aren’t more “Wiring For DCC” websites is simply that there’s no such thing as "Wiring For DCC."
Now, I wouldn't say the logic there is entirely watertight, as ten minutes on the internet should be enough to convince anyone that folk out there will write anything about anything, whether it exists or not. But, in essence, my friend's observation hits the nail squarely on the head. There is no such thing as "Wiring For DCC" and so the the vast majority of us who know anything about DCC simply aren't going to sit down and write about it. Especially when we could be up in the loft playing trains.
It's such a fundamental and important point that it's worth repeating. There’s no such thing as "Wiring For DCC."
However, it can't be denied that a lot of model railway enthusiasts admit to a certain fear of wiring. They're not comfortable with it under DC and they're not going to be comfortable with it under DCC either, especially if they assume (incorrectly) that the more complex technology means more complicated wiring. These enthusiasts will be searching for help and guidance on wiring, whether DC or DCC, as indeed will new entrants to the hobby. Similarly, the majority of DCC-buyers probably fall into the 'converting my layout from DC' category and they, too, will be wanting to know what impact DCC will have on their set-up.
So, one way or another, there are vast legions of folk who want to know how they wire a DCC layout. Even though there’s no such thing as "Wiring For DCC" in a DCC-specific kind of way, there's still wiring to be done, it needs to be done on DCC layouts and people want to know about it. The reason I'm trying to stress this distinction, in a meandering and probably confusing way, is that the whole idea of “Wiring For DCC” suggests that there's an additional pain barrier to struggle through, something that will no doubt help put some people off if they're already one step away from taking fright and bolting. It really isn't like that, honest!
In reality, when you're using DCC, wiring will almost certainly be a lot easier than if you were using DC. It might be slightly easier, or it might be hugely easier, a lot depends on the complexity of the layout you're building. But I can guarantee that wiring under DCC will never be more difficult than under DC. The reason why you can expect wiring a DCC layout to be easier than wiring a DC one is that there very definitely is such a thing as "Wiring For DC" - and you can miss most of that out.
So, when you're surfing the World Wide Web, always remember there’s no such thing as "Wiring For DCC." There's just wiring.