DCC - Electrical
The sound of the train, not just the locomotive
I live on the old IC, now CN mainline. The tracks are about 100 yards east of my house. Yesterday my wife and I were working out in the yard when the Sunday local stopped to drop off some cars at the grain elevator just down the road. The air was filled with the usual sounds of a freight train and my wife asked about them. She said she had never paid attention before. So we listened as the brakes squealed and the slack ran in as the train stopped. There are a lot of sounds audible from a few hundred yards away (distance to the grain elevator) as the crew
Intermountain ES44AC - DCC wiring question
I pulled the Loksound decoder out of an Intermountain ES44AC a few months ago and I'm just now getting around to installing a replacement Tsunami IM1000. I believe the black wire from the rear light board was soldered to a pad at the rear of the Loksound, but the problem is, I don't recall what it was for, and i don't see it mentioned in the Tsunami installation instructions.
6 mobile decoders have been fried in the last 6 weeks
The club I belong to has fried 6 locomotive decoders in about the past six weeks. We are not sure what is causing the problem. The CVP Easy DCC system we have has been in use for around two years without a problem. It appears that the decoders have been subjected to voltage spikes. I have check the power supply multiple times and it is always around 19.6 V AC with no load. It is rated for 18 V AC.
Any ideas what could be the problem? What addition information should I provide?
Art
Deconsist and reconsist
This months issue has a switching problem where the solution involves separating the locos because of a lack of a runaround. I operate on a layout with similar problems. We use NCE. How easy is it to break up and reestablish the consist?Blayne
upgrading to DCC for my turnout motors
Hello, hope everyone is good. I have a question and I can't find a satisfying answer through a Google search. I'm already a subscriber to TMTV so, I figured I would sign up for MRH since I'm already close by. I currently have my turnouts wired through a simple panel, dpdt sub mini toggles. I like having my panel and the leds wired in but. I have decided I would like to switch to DCC controlled turnouts. I've upgraded my system and have accessory functions now.
LED What the What!?
Maybe you can tell me what is going on....
I know enough about electronics to do the tasks for model railroading. I can't design a circuit board, and I can wire and build anything I require, following instructions to build an electrical circuit isn't a problem.
Wireless throttles for DCC++
I'm a big fan of DIY electronics and Dave Bodnar has posted here about the DCC++ project. I wish there was more buzz about it so I am going to post what I found this morning.
Dave has developed hand held throttles for DCC++ and his latest is a wireless throttle with both potentiometer and encoder controllers. It's all detailed on his website which you can gather from this video he has posted.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyKNKQ0msZQ
GregW66
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