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Re: lgauge.com update (DCC)
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 11 Apr 2005 00:12:45 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote:
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> I understand that most DCC enthusiasts have one decoder per loco and then group
> them together for multiple working. The Pendolino could have one decoder for
> each powered vehicle, but they are at opposite ends of the train and therefore
> under different loads as the train travels round the layout. I don't want the
> back end pushing the middle off on a curve, so there must be an electrical link
> along the length of the train.
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
compensation. I think that would reduce the problem a fair bit.
ROSCO
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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 (...) (19 years ago, 10-Apr-05, to lugnet.trains)
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