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Re: All plastic track
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lugnet.trains
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Thu, 18 Aug 2005 19:00:15 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Barnes wrote:
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I’d like to add a few of my own detail questions.
A) How many channels will there be? There obviously needs to be at least as
many as there are simultaneous running loco’s on tracks else locos on sidings
will keep waking up (since the switches won’t turn them off anymore).
B) Is the R/C trainbase and motor a single entity, like 6x28 studs or
something? Or can the motor bogies be moved? Are they connected by 9v type
wires? (If you are limited to a trainbase type scheme, it eliminates cute
little trams or steam train models which rely on hiding the motor under the
tender.)
C) What is the battery voltage?
D) Are the motorized bogies likely to be the same wheel spacing as the
current 9v motor unit?
E) What is the likely battery lifetime if the train is left switched on but
not actually running? Will the On/Off state automatically time out and turn
off? After how long? Will a running train also timeout after a while?
F) Does the remote control switch the motor state between on and off or does
the remote have to have a button pressed continually? Is there a way of
controlling the speed? Button pushed for a while til the train reaches the
desired speed? Stays at that speed til a button pushes adjusts it to another
speed? Including slowing down and going the other way?
I know the final details may yet to be worked out. Advance information is
very welcome and permits people to plan and work towards what may be coming.
I, for one, am really looking forward to this new scheme for two reasons. I
can imagine either using an RCX directly or building a simple IR gizmo to
allow the RCX or a PC to control trains. I also see a simple option via which
existing 9v train motors could operate from onboard 9v battery boxes with a
simple controller (built by us fans) to be compatible with the new IR comms
standard. Or an enhanced version of it with extra goodie funtionality. I’ll
get to work as soon as there is real information.
Thanks for the heads up Jake!!! and TLG!!!
JB
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I’ll second every thing John said above. I’ve already built a couple of small RC
train projects. And I can’t wait to hack the new system as well.
I also apluad the idea of cheaper train sets (plastic track), as I already have
a ton of curved track and 9v controllers.
And I can’t wait to play with the new LF train edition.
Mat
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| (...) I'm eager to see it too. Being able to put a remote controlled battery train on the same track as a 9V one sounds like fun. Though not if Jon Reynolds is doing it... I think best would be an IR start/stop control, so that the train keeps (...) (19 years ago, 18-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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| (...) I'd like to add a few of my own detail questions. A) How many channels will there be? There obviously needs to be at least as many as there are simultaneous running loco's on tracks else locos on sidings will keep waking up (since the switches (...) (19 years ago, 17-Aug-05, to lugnet.trains, FTX)
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