I'm not sure that's the issue. According to Wikipedia (too lazy to search elsewhere) an electrical signal propagates at 2/3 the speed of light or better. The DCC '1' is 58 microseconds, which if my math is right is 10,000 meters. How big are these loops?
I think sometimes we should just go with empirical data, and say that people with loops have discovered that if there is a break, the decoders work more reliably. If there are snubbers, even better. BTW: according to Wiki, the signal propagates faster in uninsulated wire. -Michael -off to O/S West to set up the modules. --- In [email protected], Pieter Roos <pieter_roos@...> wrote: > > If a packet starts from the DCC base unit and goes both ways around a looped > wire bus, the two copies of the packet will "collide" about half way around > the loop. ------------------------------------ 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/
