> The day of battery powered trains may not be too far off.... Gary...It is here as you read this. Click here:
http://www.cvpusa.com/airwire900_system_info.php > ...with the smaller, lighter Lithium Ion and Lithium Polymer batteries. While batteries are important, the other factor to consider is the effeciency of motors. Modern motors with exceedingly strong magnets need less "juice" to rotate or can run longer without totally discharging the battery. As the motor magnets get stronger, the feasibility of all this becomes more and more mainstream. Gone are the days of cleaning the track. Will anyone miss that? Two years ago, in Anaheim, CA, the NMRA national convention had a display of a new system with three sensors mounted on the ceiling over a train layout. The loco had some sort of transmitter/receiver and the three sensors could triangulate the loco's exact location within an inch or so. So the Dispatcher knew exactly where the train was at all times. Except, perhaps, when one track crossed over another. Whoa....what fun...!! > 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! You bet'cha...!! > Will you be ready for the transition?? :-) > Gary Chudzinski Nope. I am stuck in the DCC world for the seeable future. But my grandkids are ready.... Cheers...Ed L. ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> 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/
