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| "John Hill" <johnhill@cnd.co.nz> wrote in message news:HGyE9L.3DI@lugnet.com... (...) DCC (...) programs. (...) about (...) I have (...) (which (...) feed (...) This is the bit I'm wondering about. What decoders and controllers are used? What work (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) for decoders, most of us are using digitrax decoders of various types. But, any DCC compatable decoder will work. The LDCC setup uses the mindstorms remote control to operate. For more info on DCC search lugnet.trains, and look at Tom's site (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Good question, here's a list of decoders I've heard of being installed inside a train motor (any others, anyone?): Digitrax DN121 Digitrax DZ143 Digitrax DN140 (discontinued product) Lenz LE0511W MRC AD330 Also, these decoders seem likely (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I have installed several Digitrax DN142's. I really like the "Back EMF" load compensation function. It helps with voltage droop on curves and hills. Also, shortly I will be getting a couple TCS M1's. These are cheaper than the DN142's and have (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) I have tried hard to make a bogie pickup with out success, mainly due to the difficulty fashioning a metalic pickup that is reliable. There is a disadvantage in powering the lights direct from the track (which of course is possible) and that (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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