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Re: LDCC and Boosters
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lugnet.trains
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Tue, 24 Jun 2003 18:56:07 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Tom Cook wrote:
> Has anyone had any success using DCC Boosters with LDCC? There are ways to
> connect Boosters of different brands to command stations (e.g., you can use a
> Digitrax Booster with an EasyDCC command station). Although to do this, you
> need to know which wires to connect. Has anyone taken the risk of connecting
> the LDCC outputs to a third party Booster?
I don't think you can, because there would be no sinc between the boosters. :(
> Mark, have you made any progress with Boosters? I was thinking that an LDCC RCX
> could send signals (via IR) to a second RCX with could act as the Booster (i.e.,
> the second RCX would be in phase with the first and not receive input from the
> remotes).
I'd like to see this written into the code. It seems to be the only way that it
would be possible to do it. (use one RCX as master and multi as slaves, all
probably fire the IR msg around to the master, and they sinc off the track?)
Might that work?
James
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| (...) to (...) use a (...) you (...) connecting (...) boosters. :( DCC boosters in general are nothing more than powerful switches with short circuit sensors and protection. Because the DCC signal is digital and very simple, such boosters are not (...) (21 years ago, 25-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| Has anyone had any success using DCC Boosters with LDCC? There are ways to connect Boosters of different brands to command stations (e.g., you can use a Digitrax Booster with an EasyDCC command station). Although to do this, you need to know which (...) (21 years ago, 24-Jun-03, to lugnet.trains)
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