Bob,
The Electronic Control Unit (ECU) that you refer to as a radio controlled
rheostat is used exclusively in radio controlled cars, boats and airplanes.
The day of battery powered trains may not be too far off with the smaller,
lighter Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer batteries. I recently attended an
electric jet RC event. Some of the models that were previously powered by 2
cycle glow engines are now being powered by electric motors that receive their
power from batteries capable of 5000 mAh or more at speeds over 200 mph.
Sooner or later, the battery small enough to install in our model trains will
allow for the full spectrum of control for hours before needing recharging.
It's just a matter of time! Will you be ready for the transition?? :-)
Gary Chudzinski
>Re: DCC - The wave of - today
>Posted by: "shabbona_rr" [email protected] shabbona_rr
>Tue Sep 21, 2010 11:12 am (PDT)
>NOw, There ya' go again! Just when I try to make peace, somebody fans the
>flames!
>Actually, with battery technology where it is today, I see a time when all the
>track power does is charge on-board batteries and an on-board radio-controlled
>>rheostat does the rest.
>Dead spots would be a non-issue and would do away with selective wiring for
>crossings and even switches, since locomotives would simply bridge dead rails
>on >power from the self contained batteries.
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