Staging Track Electrical connection philosophy
Hi again
For those of you who are Layout Construction list members, this will be deja
vu; please play along, or delete now, with my apologies.
For the others
I have a 12 track, 20' long double ended
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Blair
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#106
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Re: Decoder Installation in Proto 2000 FA1/FB1
Benjamin Abbott asked:
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Hello Ben.
As I model Santa Fe I don't have any FA1/FB1 units, but take a look
at:
http://www.gatewaynmra.org/dcc/engines/p2k-fa1.htm
for a picture of
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dbtognod <tolars@...>
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#105
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Re: From Rail Command to DCC
Ivar,
Manufacturers generally do not permit the outputs of their boosters to
be tied together. It is not clear from your message where your
grounds are. The important thing is that your booster
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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#104
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Decoder Installation in Proto 2000 FA1/FB1
Hi,
I have recently purchased a Lifelife Proto 2000 FA1/FB1 set and wish
to install a DCC decoder in to each engine. These are the 1st Release
of these models, and as such, there are no specific
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Benjamin Abbott <benjy14@...>
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#103
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Re: Decoder Made Just for Tortoise Switch Machines
don't
Allan, he stated his stationary decoders. Not locomotive. Stationary
Decoders is a NMRA name for what most people call accessory Decoders.
Steve, this feature is tied to stationary decoder
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Mark Gurries <gurriesm@...>
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#102
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From Rail Command to DCC
I shall change from CVP's Rail Command, to Easy DCC from the same
company. I use Bruce Chubbs C/MRI for CTC signaling. Today I use 2
boosters and shall do that with DCC too. All my grounds (from
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ivaraas <ivar-aas@...>
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#101
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Re: Digtrax radios
I have only DT100Rs so I can't comment directly but with the DT100R I
have not experienced the problmes you describe. I do have on problem
though related to thelocation of the UR91. If I hold any of
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Dale Gloer
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#100
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Digtrax radios
I have been thinking of purchasing a new DT-4R and radio receiver
for my loconet and would like to hear feedback from those who
already are using them. The reason I ask is, I just had the
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tlweissg <tom.l.weissgerber@...>
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#99
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Re: Decoder Made Just for Tortoise Switch Machines
i am using dcc turnout control and would like to add this function. I don't
want to change out all my stationary decoders. Any thoughts?
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snorring@...
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#98
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Re: Decoder Made Just for Tortoise Switch Machines
All readers,
DCC Specialties has introduced a great new product. It is a decoder
made just for Tortoise switch machines. Check it out at:
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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#97
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?Wiring to throw a turnout if train is comming against points
I recently read a review of the HARE, (Stationary decoder for
Tortoise) that has a feature i want.
The decoder senses the train aproaching the turnout and throws the
turnout if the engine is
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steve <snorring@...>
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#96
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Re: Automatic Balloon Track Control
Don Vollrath has uploaded his circuit to this forum for using a DCC
auto-reverser to control the throat turnout of a balloon track. Don's
circuit has also been immortalized on the Wiring For DCC
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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#95
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New file uploaded to WiringForDCC
Hello,
This email message is a notification to let you know that
a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the WiringForDCC
group.
File : /RevLoop1.doc
Uploaded by : donevol
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WiringForDCC@...
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#94
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Message Response Time
To those of you who ask all those good questions...
You must realize that the WWW is indeed World Wide and that
participants to this forum live all over the Globe. Many of us also
have other things
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Don Vollrath <dvollrath@...>
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#93
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Re: Lenz LB101 Occupancy Detector and Switches
Thank you very much for responding. You have been the only one that has answered my query. I am very light in my understanding of electronics, what I do have some basic understanding. I would
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Robert Prondzinski <bobprond@...>
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#92
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Re: Lenz LB101 Occupancy Detector and Switches
Yes...But you don't really need those occupancy detectors to control the turnout. All you need is an isulated balloon track loop, an auto-reverser, and a short constant polarity track length
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Vollrath, Don <dvollrath@...>
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#91
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Re: Allan Gartner Web Page?
Check out http://www.wiringfordcc.com/ and specifically
http://www.wiringfordcc.com/switches_peco.htm.
Todd
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Todd Schacherl <todds@...>
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#90
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Allan Gartner Web Page?
I found a reference to "Allan Gartner Web Page" on the old user forum
site. Does this web page still exist and if so what is its address.
The reference was in the topic:
Peco Code 55 Double
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bobprond
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#89
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Lenz LB101 Occupancy Detector and Switches
I have never used a block occupancy detector before and therefore
ignorant in its operation. I have a reverse loop working well
using a Lenz LK100 Reverse Loop Module. I now want to integrate
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bobprond
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#88
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Re: Readback CV's
Mike,
You have more good questions. Good!
I was afraid you would have no way to put a resistor in your N-scale
loco.
As far as what resistance the command station needs to see, the
lower the
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wirefordcc <wire4dcc_admin@...>
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#87
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