DCC - Electrical
Allagash and Proto Throttle videos
I just wanted to mention that I though the Allagash video was superb in how it shows how one very capable modeler approaches his modeling theme.
Bus or not?
For a DCC layout of size 11' x 8' which is essentially an oval, would you run a power bus around it or just put the power supply in the middle and run feeders radially outwards to, say, four sections of soldered track, each representing a quarter of the layout?
Digitraxx or NCE, time for me to choose
The family is going to get me a DCC system for Christmas. It's finally time for me to choose which brand I'm going with.
About the only givens are expandable and wireless throttle.
For quite awhile I've always kinda thought Digitraxx was the direction.
I've had a guy make a case for NCE.
Help me understand.
Thanks
ESU brake squeal
Does anyone know what CV turns the brake squeal on? I bought a Walthers SD60M and it squeals when it stops, it's very cool!
TCS Throttle Delay
We lost a month for no good reason (on our part). Here is an update on the status of the injection molds for the TCS throttles. The bottom line is that they went dark for a month, so our chances of shipping before Christmas are not very high. Grrrr. Details are in the video.
DCC Specialties PSX-1 Question
My railroad is an end-to-end dog bone type and I use DCC Specialties PSX-1 circuit breakers with Tam Valley power boosters in each power district (one at each lobe of the dog bone and one in the middle. All of my turnouts are servo driven and are all controlled using JMRI through an NCE PowerCab (the PowerCab doesn't do much more than put signal on the track).
Digitrax AR-1 Connections
Anybody know what the middle connection is for? My guess would be ground, but...
should i dump digitrax?
well i am having trouble just getting things shipped to me from a couple supplier's, and now wondering if digitrax is worth it.
as most of the threads focus on another brand of dcc controllers.
i read where digitrax "is now shipping" and that info is old, but my last order has been waiting for two months now, the first was canceled by a suppler. (after a two month wait) and all this is just for one item.
looks like digitrax does not care about there end users.
Loksound 5 question (mars light on AUX1)
Hi all
I was wondering about the following...
If i got an 8-pin Loksound5, if i am not mistaken AUX1 (green wire) is for installing an extra led (extra to the white cable meant for the headlight...).
On the ESU page (functions for sound-files for an EMD 576B prime mover, S0746 reference) it mentions that F5 key activates AUX3 (rotary beacon).
So i am wondering, if i wire an LED to AUX1 (green wire) can i somehow reprogram the decoder to have AUX1 activated as Mars Light by pressing F5? If yes how? ( I got a Z21 command station by the way...)
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