Subject:
|
Re: A brief reflexion on power sources
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.trains
|
Date:
|
Mon, 28 Jul 2003 19:48:56 GMT
|
Reply-To:
|
javanree@vanree!NoMoreSpam!.net
|
Viewed:
|
1731 times
|
| |
|
|
James Powell wrote:
> You're missing the point- Lenz IS DCC. DCC is the signal format, even
> Marklin
> is close to DCC (Digitrax has a Marklin mode, for example...). So, whist
> Waingrove, EasyDCC, Digitrax RamTraxx are North American centered, Lenz is
> the major Euro maker of DCC equipment.
Ah OK. I thought Lenz too had it's own protocol. Thanks for clearing that
up.
> I'd like improved geometry, but I would settle in the near term for a
> reduction from 2 to 1 of the catches in the points- and that is a LOW COST
> thing that lego could do starting with the next batch of points it makes.
True... wouldn't even degrade normal operations. While at it, the way the
spring is held in place could be improved too, as well as the spring power
(I've had a few points go bad and always due to spring issues)
> Extra power transistor, circuit breaker- should add very little cost to
> the TCX
> (Train Controller?). I don't want to have more than ~2 Amps available,
> because
> it makes things risky when you get a short. I'd much rather have Lego
> design around allowing for multi TCX's using separate segments than have
> some poor kid
> burn down the house because they were a moron with the wires. (2x9=18W,
> as much as my soldering iron, and that gets plenty hot)
Problem is that a train motor can use up to 750 mA and a scenario with say 4
train motors is quite normal (Michael Schian's big trains alone use 3 or
4), I usually have 2 in one engine and I'd certainly like to be able to use
3-4 engines at once (so around 10 motors should be possible) That would
mean around 3 of those units...
Multi "TCX" units sounds nice, but very expensive. One of those should be
enough to handle the logical side... perhaps simple boosters?
As for shorting it : the RCX has some protection, the train controllers are
well protected. So I think something similair could easily be used in a
"TCX"
--
Jan-Albert van Ree | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/
LEGO Santa Fe B-unit | http://www.vanree.net/brickpiles/f7b.html
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: A brief reflexion on power sources
|
| (...) (URL) at the DN123 which is due out soon (moved back again, me thinks...). Even the DN121 which is what I am using is a retail for $20 USD/ 38 or so CDN. heck, I'm selling converted motors for $60/each (DN121, 1 output with resistor to 9V). (...) (21 years ago, 28-Jul-03, to lugnet.trains)
|
13 Messages in This Thread:
  
 
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
