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Re: Digital Controls
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Wed, 10 Oct 2001 22:10:44 GMT
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James Powell wrote:
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> > How many controllers can your system have at once?
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> With the system I have, up to 22 trains (so, 11 dual controllers active-or up
> to 22 single controllers active)
Does that include accessories? Like Switch tracks or automated loaders,
bridges etc...
How do you trigger accessories?
> Yep, there is power. The DCC is sent out as a square wave AC pulse, with the
> first 1/10th or so containing the coded info, and the remainder being constant
> AC to actually power the train. (oversimplified, but close to true). To run a
> conventional DC train, the AC waveform is chopped into something useful...I',
> not that sure of exact waveforms used, but if running only DCC, then the DC
> train doesn't make any noise, if you go to run a DC train, it hums something
> ferce.
Wow. Amazing! Truly!
> So, you can still run one conventional train...of course, the disadvantage is
> that you can only run ONE conventional train on the entire layout that the DCC
> is connected to.
The fact that you CAN run any standard Motors is amazing in it's self!
> I have to find more time to play with some parts of it, but it does work good
> straight out of the box. I know there are some tweeks which would help, but I
> don't yet have a decoder programmer- and I haven't had much time to play with
> it since mid summer.
What DCC system are you using? (Brand, parts etc.?) So that I can
research it better.
Dean (Who's Metroliner shipped on Oct. 8th! Can't wait)
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| ontrollers can your system have at once? (...) up (...) Nope- they are under a separate pool. With the DCC system I have, you can have up to 9982 DCC equipped mobile decoders at once (plus one analog one...although, if you have 9982 DCC decoders, I (...) (23 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) With the system I have, up to 22 trains (so, 11 dual controllers active-or up to 22 single controllers active) (...) Yep, there is power. The DCC is sent out as a square wave AC pulse, with the first 1/10th or so containing the coded info, (...) (23 years ago, 10-Oct-01, to lugnet.trains)
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