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Re: All plastic track
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 17 Aug 2005 15:19:24 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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If the IR is like that, losing line of sight might not be so bad. It means
the loco would continue doing whatever it was doing till you regained
contact, rather than come to an instant stop. So it would continue through a
tunnel at present course and speed, so to speak.
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I think Larry summed it up nicely. Little kids want to follow the train where
ever it goes, so line-of-sight and very short range would be just fine. Remote
control from one spot is more of an adult appeal thing and only becomes
necessary when there’s a substantial (or fragile) layout (and more than one
train).
-Ted
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 | | Re: All plastic track
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| (...) Not a big IR fan either but one thing to consider about controllability is that perhaps this system will be more like a walkaround throttle than a wired one, that is, in many IR systems, you press the go button and the vehicle goes. Take your (...) (19 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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