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Re: Finally...
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Thu, 15 Nov 2001 05:57:43 GMT
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James,
I'm interested in what equipment (parts) you used for DCC. What decoder have
you used and how to you drive it.
Maybe you could add some sources and prices of this parts - just to get an
idea.
Thanks,
Michael
"James Powell" <wx732@freenet.victoria.bc.ca> wrote in message
news:GMs00n.BFC@lugnet.com...
> I've actually completed the joining loop on my new fixed layout. Something • in
> excess of 300 straight track, 1 3/4 circles+, 2 switches, 47" vertical, 5 • holes
> in walls later, I can get trains from the lower level to the upper level.
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> Max load appears to be 4.5 cars/motor (9 cars in front of a two motor • engine).
> This is better than it was in NFLD, where I needed 3 motors to move the • same
> train.
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> Other discoveries- DCC has a _serious_ disadvantage- when you shut off the
> power, the motor "floats", rather than "brakes" in RCX styling...this • means,
> that a lightweight train is going to be enough to push a DCC equipped • motor
> downhill without difficulty. Fortunately, I discovered this with a • lightweight
> train early on...not with a full train at the 1/2 way point, past my arms
> reach!!!
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> The brakevan helps a lot with this problem...also, dirty track (like • _really_
> dirty track) doesn't get along well with DCC...
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> Photos eventually...when I take some, and get them developed
>
> James P
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| (...) I know that some of what you are looking for has been posted, but to repeat: I'm using Digitrax ((URL) equipment. They have dealers in a bunch of places (listed on their web page). I've been dealing with Terry, at Pacific Scale Rail (Victoria) (...) (23 years ago, 18-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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| I've actually completed the joining loop on my new fixed layout. Something in excess of 300 straight track, 1 3/4 circles+, 2 switches, 47" vertical, 5 holes in walls later, I can get trains from the lower level to the upper level. Max load appears (...) (23 years ago, 14-Nov-01, to lugnet.trains)
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