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Re: Question for the electronics experts
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 11 Feb 2015 09:17:58 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach wrote:
> In lugnet.trains, Ross Crawford wrote:
> > In lugnet.trains, John Gerlach wrote:
> > > Anyone know if it is possible to hack the Power Functions remotes & receivers to
> > > operate on a different 'band'?
> > >
> > > GMLTC is working on plans for our next club layout, and we might have seven
> > > operating loops. If we are running PF trains, we'll have some interference
> > > since there are only four PF channels to choose from.
> > >
> > > If someone could modify the system to operate on a different frequency /
> > > protocol / whatever, we could use that for the club trains and not interfere
> > > with the guest trains that kids bring to run on our layout.
> > >
> > > Any ideas? Thanks!
> >
> > But each channel has 2 separate controls, red & blue, so you can control up to 8
> > trains without resorting to modifications, as long as each only uses 1 output.
> >
> > ROSCO
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> I usually put motor(s) on blue, and lights on red. So each channel controls one
> train.
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> I'm mostly concerned with all the kids who bring "guest trains", I want to make
> sure they can run their trains without interfering with ours.
Perhaps look into SBrick: https://www.sbrick.com/
It allows control of up to 64 outputs, and is an almost drop in replacement for
LEGO controllers. Pretty expensive, but you could just get 3 or 4 and use IR for
the rest. As long as you have enough smart phones to control them all 8?)
ROSCO
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| (...) I usually put motor(s) on blue, and lights on red. So each channel controls one train. I'm mostly concerned with all the kids who bring "guest trains", I want to make sure they can run their trains without interfering with ours. JohnG, GMLTC (10 years ago, 10-Feb-15, to lugnet.trains)
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