I might be a bit over my head here, but I think the reason they want a neutral frame is due to the increased possibility of shorts caused during derailments and the decoders frying. Maybe Mike Greene who was on the original NMRA DCC committee could shed some light. Don
Barry Comer wrote: >Hi Jack. From what I've read, looking into DCC, the power goes from the >trucks to the decoder first. Then the decoder sends the power to >whatever - motor, lights, beacons, etc. The way the engine picks up >power doesn't change - just where it goes first. Ed L. might get in on >this - he helped write the book on DCC. Hope it helps. Barry. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Jack Bartman >Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 8:44 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [S-Scale Modeling] DCC And AM Frame Ground Question > >Hi, > >I have the new AM Train Master version which is DCC ready. My question >is, everything I have read says the motor should not be grounded to >the frame. Is this correct or incorrect? If so, how do you make it 8 >wheel pick up? > >Jack > > > The poll results are in....... To REPLY to the list, use REPLY ALL, to reply to the sender, use REPLY. I do NOT know if this works on all e-mail software, but it works on some of the most common ones. For those of you on DIGEST mode, all REPLY messages go to the list. Change your membership, change your message settings, use our CALENDAR, view shared files or photos, view the list archives, GO TO http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
