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Re: LDCC and Boosters
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 9 Jul 2003 15:28:48 GMT
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Yes (to the second question :), the booster code will cut power
if the polarity of the track power hasn't changed for 10 milliseconds
(or if no power is detected).
Basicly, the command station is always sending out packets by
flipping the polarity of the track power. Even when the command
station has nothing to say to the locomotives, it still needs to
send "idle" packets. If it doesn't, then the locomotives will
think they're on a traditional DC powered track and start going
forward at full speed. You can disable this behaviour, but
by default it is enabled so a train motor can be used
interchangeably on either a DCC or DC powered track.
Mark
"Brian B. Alano" wrote:
> Just curious:
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> Would it also work if the booster is powered by an external source and the • LDCC
> RCX draws its power from the track? Or does the booster have to sense the
> presence of the DCC controller before it supplies power?
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> Mark Riley wrote:
> > "Steven Barile" wrote:
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> > > I was wondering if there is a DC component to the DCC signaling such • that
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> > you
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> > > could actually draw the power from the track to power the decoder RCXs?
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> > Yep[snip]
> > Great idea!
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> > Mark
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> >
> >
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| Just curious: Would it also work if the booster is powered by an external source and the LDCC RCX draws its power from the track? Or does the booster have to sense the presence of the DCC controller before it supplies power? (...) (21 years ago, 9-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains)
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