DCC - Electrical
Placement of gaps for auto reversing
Hi
I have a return loop with a standard #6 fast track N scale turnout at each end .The turnouts have the usual gaps for a live frog.
How close to the turnouts can I put the reversing gaps to the turnouts. It would be convenient for me to put them between the diverging ends and the flextrack. Is this too close to the frogs for practical purposes ?
Using PSX-AR and NCE.
Bryan.
Jerky performance all of a sudden on DCC
I have a Digitrax Evolution system and I am still learning all the ins and outs. I have it set up with JMRI to run the switches (I don't use it to run trains - I use the throttle for that). Yesterday, it seemed that all of my locos had become much more sensitive to the throttle than before and don't run as slowly as they did.
Bachmann 44 ton DCC install issues
Hello I installed a Soundtraxx TSU 1100 #885002in a Bachmann 44 ton switcher.
I noticed that the right and left truck connectors almost touch the frame and I think that might be the culprit causing a short.
I verified all my connections going to the decoder and all is OK.
I tested the loco with my Digitrax and a BEEP sound is emitted so that means there's a short caused by the loco.
I also tested the loco on a DC system and there's a No Go.
What Decoder and speaker can fit into a P2K HO GP9 OR GP38-2?
The shell space in a P2K GP9 or a GP38-2 is pretty limited. Anyone have suggestions for what Sound Decoder and speaker,keep alive can fit into the shell of same without cutting out space from the weights?
Doug D.
ESU's New WiFi product
Just read the announcement from ESU about their new Cab Control DCC System, designed for the North American market.
http://www.esu.eu/en/products/digital-control/cabcontrol/
My first question was whether the throttles could be used on an existing JMRI WiThrottle setup and the answer was YES. Now we can drop the cell phones and have actual throttles. I'm quite enthused about this news.
GregW66
Building JMRI routes on the S&NE
As I now have a system for car routing and train management, I need to move on and get JMRI working for control of the track. Ideally, I would like have JMRI controlling all of the points and then, as I have a defined set of trains, a route set up for each of those trains.
Tsunami 2 Speed table activation Help needed
Hello, I just installed a Tsunami 2 sound decoder in a P2K GP7.
I read and re-read the Technical data sheet about the 3 point speed table and it's very complicated to understand the Bit Values.
I want to adjust -CV2: Start Voltage; CV3: Acceleration Rate; CV4: Deceleration Rate; CV5: Voltage High and CV6: Mid Voltage.
Now to enable theses CV's I read that I have to configure CV29 to a certain value.
That's where I got lost in the Bit Values.
Electricity, Turnouts and me
Hya,
after a long time, I finally decided to connect all the turnout motors to the DCC via Arduino (thanks to Geoff Bunza).
It took me nearly two years to convince myself to start this endeavour, as I hate anything to do with electricity. This kept me from doing anything on the model for nearly two years - the other long interruption was due to doing all the connections to turnouts and track several years ago (I am more a scenery person).
Stupid DCC question...
Okay, so... I've been working with one of my Norris engines (the "Pegasus", though I could use my LaFayette if I have to... but they are identical either way)
I know they can be converted to DCC, because I've seen it done... and I do have some N scale decoders in the drawer (it seems "N" will fit better) but I haven't a clue what I'm doing, or how.
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