DCC - Electrical
Digitrax throttles
Hey guys,
What are ya'll using for batteries in your DT402 ? I have tried different brands of rechargeable and regular 9 volt batteries and neither seem to last more than 30 to 45 minutes. Is this normal?
Jeff
Digitrak problem with programing.
My Digitrax DCC works fine until I try and program my decoder CV. When I enter a new value into a CV the command station goes off line and has to be rebooted a couple of times to restore operation.
So these are my questions for other Digitrax users;
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Is this problem unique to me?
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How do you program your decoders?
Electric motor
I am having a difficult time finding a motor for my heisler. My problem is finding one with a 2.25mm shaft. Any suggestions? Thanks for your help...
MICRO DESIGN COMBO PCB REV 1.0
Found these on a layout being dismantled. Does anyone know what they are?
Complex Junction Wiring using Peco Unifrog
Hello,
I'm tight on staging space and came up with a unique HO-scale junction design using Peco track. Please see attached rough draft plan. Going north to south, we have two 3-way switches connected by a 24-deg crossing and two double-slip switches which have additional switches attached at the ends.
Why so complex? In about 2 ft 6 in, we go from two to 10 tracks.
Finding a sound decoder that actually sounds like the sort of engine for which it is intended?
Is there a way to identify a DCC sound decoder when seeking a particular sound? For example, I want to put a DCC decoder into an O-Scale NYC Hudson. I'd like to choose a model whose sound track is as close as possible to a real New York Central J-3a.
Thanks,
Bill
PSX Question
I turned my layout on tonight and one section of power district 1 did not have power to the rails. First step look for some thing shorting the track, tools etc. Then remove locos and check for derailments. None of that helped. So i took a close look at the PSX and noticed that D12 is on, but both D6 and D7 are not lit. Normally D7 is on if no short and D6 is on if there is a short in the track. I have 8 PSX boards with two as spares. When i first set up the system one of the boards had no output at J2 so one of the spares was used, so i know that the boards can fail.
What's on your workbench - May 2020
I'll get this rolling with a close up photo of a locomotive I'm doing a First Look on.... until I took a photo, I hadn't even noticed the 74V sign.
Help with re-motoring a brass Heisler.
I need some help with advice and locating a DCC electric motor. I acquired a brass heisler and want to set it up to run DCC on my layout. I just do not know where to find a motor or what motor to use. If anyone has done such conversion I would be very interested in what you did. Thanks for all help.
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