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| | | (...) I had a look at DCC mods for Lego train motors, but people seem to have used N-gauge DCC decoders so that they can fit the decoder inside the motor casing. This may be good from a space saving point of view, but I'm not sure about the power (...) (20 years ago, 9-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | Re: lgauge.com update (DCC) —James Powell
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| | | | (...) James's current favorite: DZ 123. 1 Amp Continous, 2 Amp peak, 2 accessory outputs, series 3 decoder... (...) Not at all. The lego motors are something like .3 Amp stalled, therefore they are conservatively allowing a 1 A decoder lots of room. (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: lgauge.com update (DCC) —Mark Bellis
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| | | | (...) Some of my steam engines have 2 train motors, 2 technic gearmotors and 3 lights in the firebox: (2 URLs) and the Pendolino has 4 train motors and uses the full 1 Amp continuously at about 8 Volts (less than full speed): (URL) Therefore it is (...) (20 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: lgauge.com update (DCC) —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | (...) This "connection" can be digital, via the DCC controller. LDCC can't currently handle such situations automatically, but it can be done via software. There are also "speed stabilised" DCC decoders available, using various methods of load (...) (20 years ago, 11-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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| | | | | | Re: lgauge.com update (DCC) —James Powell
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| | | | (...) (snip) (...) Yes, because the decoders are not limited to a N scale engine. If the 1A current is too limiting, the HO scale decoders are always a possibility for a external mounted decoder. (...) You do not require a electrical link along the (...) (20 years ago, 16-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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