boB,
Back in the day, I used some throttles made by TrainPower. I worked out
a plug/socket thing with Radio Shack products thus making them remote.
They were nice for me with momentum and a service brake. The guy making
them sent circuit plans and helped with modifying the board as needed.
Even the worst engine I owned was turned into a smooth starting runner.
BTW, I just purchased a newish camera--a joined the megapixel race! The
instruction manual is 447 pages--about half the size and weight of the
camera itself. Makes DCC sound soo simple!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
Bill:
That's what I'm doing - I think! I just wired up the #4 throttle
position at Terminal District, and think I'll go back and do #5 while
the iron's hot. Also, the RIX throttle mysteriously started working
again, in a fashion. It still cuts out, but I think the problem is the
circuit breaker in the AF transformer. Another "mind bender". I'll
probably try putting a new circuit breaker in the wiring to see if
that will help.
I did locate a couple of Troller handheld throttles for back-up
service, if need be. I guess I get a certain amount of pleasure in
making this old technology work. As I look back, there is even more I
could have done to simplify the wiring, but the common rail ground was
a good start. I just run a wire to the throttle, then splice into the
common ground wire at any point.
There are some big layout changes I would make, if I had the time, but
things run well, so I just leave the sleeping dog lie, if you know
what I mean. I figured out how I could reverse the geographical
orientation of Terminal District and have a return loop so trains
could reverse direction without having to switch them.
I guess the Santa Fe Historical Society is going to have another
mini-meet next spring, so I've got my work cut out for me without more
projects.
boB Nicholson _____________________________________________________
--- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com>,
"scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote:
>
> Hi boB --
> So, do what makes you happy!
>
> Have fun!
> Bill
> ---------------------------
> ...
> I believe DC operators like you and me are a dying breed, but still
don't
> see a need to change my whole control system at this stage of the
game. ...
> boB Nicholson
>
