In a message dated 1/3/2008 9:59:44 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
> We should have controllers with a throttle, Johnson bar, and the two
> brakes.
> Those Diesel guys should have 12 notch throttles and the two brakes. In
> addition, momentum should be in the system so it is easy to change it with
> the number of cars on the train. We need an advanced throttle that can send
> a "net" speed step to the locomotive based on all the inputs, not just the
> position of a single knob or encoder. You don't want to have to reprogram
> momentum every time a car is picked-up or dropped-off. I've thought about
> actually attempting this in the past, but I need to work on my layout first.
>
Yes!!!! You have stated the opportunity very clarly, Dave. Everyone touts DCC
as offereing operating realism ("no toggles to throw") but it misses the way
a locomotive operates.
Lee
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