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Re: DCC slowing?
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 14 Aug 2003 11:26:39 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Peterson wrote:
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> The track was powered by a RCX.
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> Also we only had 1 engine running and experienced this problem.
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> mark
Is it possible we may have in some manner damaged the RCX, the motors or the
decoders when we had the steel wool flame-up? Prior to placing my train on the
track the track was cleaned with steel wool and the power to the track was
accidently left on. I guess some steel wool touched both rails and sparked...I
think the two motors were on the track at the time.
John
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| (...) I think the RCXs are okay, as they're internally protected against shorts. Don't know what a brief short might do to a decoder/motor, though. The current has to get through the decoder before it can get to the motors, and the decoder regulates (...) (23 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) The track was powered by a RCX. Also we only had 1 engine running and experienced this problem. mark (23 years ago, 14-Aug-03, to lugnet.trains)
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