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Re: DCC slowing?
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:21:31 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John C. Moore wrote:
> I have a question abuot DCC. I was first exposed to DCC at our last LUG meeting
> where some of the motors had been modified. They were running 2 motors on the
> track on different channels. Then we placed the two motors on the same channel
> and placed them on my train (which requires 2 motors). The results were
> nice...for a while. It ran quite nicely for maybe 10 minutes, but then it
> started slowing in the corners...especially in two corners that were diagonal of
> each other on the oval. It continued to go slower and slower until it came to a
> stop in these corners and simply was acting like it had no power. Has anyone
> else had this problem and what is the cause? Over heating?
I say it's the overheating.
When rtlToronto did NMRA a few weeks back, there were a few engines running for
most of the weekend. I got stupid and put 8-10 cars behind one of my locos and,
after about an hour, it started slowing down and then just stopped. Picked up
the loco and felt the bottom of the motor--very hot!
After a cool down period, and reducing the # of cars behind the loco, it was
fine.
I also seem to notice that the Santa Fe slows down more than my self-made MOCS.
I attribute this to the weight of the Santa Fe--with the basic brick buildup of
the thing, it feels twice as heavy as my other locos.
Keep the rolling stock down to 3-5 units (I run 2 cars and a caboose, 3 cars if
they're exceptionally light) and the trains run for hours at a time with no
noticable ill effects.
Dave K
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