This is a very interesting system. I have never been a proponent of the RC based systems because you were limited to one engine at a time. This is a much better approach. The fact that they are also giving you the option of including a Tsunami sound decoder is key for me. 15 engines at once seems like more than enough for a home or small club layout. The one thing that I have against ALL DCC systems is that they lack a user friendly interface. Coming from 2 and 3 rail O one of the things I liked the best was TMCC/Legacy and DCS. I would gladly trade interoperability for ease of use. Especially when you use sound... I like to have buttons that say “horn, bell, direction, brake, etc...” A keypad with a bunch of numbers is annoying to me. That’s why when I was doing HO I chose the NCE Pro-cab. I like that frequently used features are labeled with their functions i.e.. “Horn”. Having said that, This is a very interesting system. I might have to take a look.
I would like to see them take it to the next level though... I can imagine a system that has 2-way communications so the engines can relay data back to the remote. Things like battery voltage could be displayed so that you know how long until you need a recharge. This isn’t an issue if you are charging on the main, but it might be fun to NOT do that. What if you set it up so that you could only charge at locations like water towers, engine houses, back shops, etc... It depends on how long it takes to charge, but it could add a fun prototypical twist to running your layout. Especially for steam... You have a limited range so you better plan for “water” stops... just like the real thing. Just a thought. Jonathan From: Jeff Ngowe Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2011 3:38 AM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Battery-operated Radio Control DCC The way the system would be best utilized, would be to power your layout, but leave out the tricky sections. Such as not powering turnout loops or any other tricky trackwork. By doing that, you can use the battery extended life keep alive capacitor and never have to worry about charging. Jeffrey Ngowe --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, "Greg" <gelems@...> wrote: > > I saw this at the NTS in Sacramento. Dave at NWSL said it can be charged on a > layout that has 12 Volts DC or 13 Volts AC while operating or on a dedicated > track sitting. It is a compact system that fit inside an HO car the size of a > passenger car with plenty of room to add details if one wished. The battery > looked like one out of my cell phone. With DCC interface between the R/C and > motor meant the control they sell with their system could control up to 15 > units. > > Greg > > --- In mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com, Peter Vanvliet <pavanvliet@> wrote: > > > > I just came across this link: > > > > http://www.nwsl.com/cab > > > > The beauty of such a system is, of course, that the delicate electrical > > connection between rails and wheels (and brass pick-up strips) is > > completely by-passed. There is more "user" information at this > > discussion thread: > > > > http://freerails.com/view_topic.php?id=3146&forum_id=45 > > > > I have no first-hand knowledge of this system; I'm just extremely > > interested and will someday start to experiment with this. It would put > > an end to electrical pick-up problems, at the cost of having to charge > > batteries. > > > > - Peter. > > > > -- > > Peter Vanvliet (pavanvliet@, or peter@) > > Houston, Texas > > > > "It is easy to give up; anyone can do that..." > > > > http://pmrr.org/ (my model railroad - RSS feed <http://pmrr.org/rss.xml>) > > http://fourthray.com/ (my company) > > http://houstonsgaugers.org/ (model railroad club) > > -- > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (8) Recent Activity: a.. New Members 3 a.. New Photos 14 a.. New Files 10 Visit Your Group Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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/
