So Peter does this mean you could then add an older Sound only decoder
to what you have now? That would mean you could bring back the sound
features should you want to.
By the way, last night I did some final shots of the Soo Line stock
car. I staged my shots thus far on a wooden trestle. To sett up the
shot, I had to move three diesels before I brought out my stand-in Soo
Line consolidation that was to pull my photo special.
First I cranked up my Alco Models RS-3 with North Yard drive--no
problem, I then cranked up my RSD-5 and again no problem. Next was a
SHS SW-1 switcher and again it just crept along to where you could count
the ties as it went by. I next selected my Soo engine, but it wouldn't
move--no bell-no whistle-hum! I then selected a different engine
stall--bingo. I opened the doors and she pulled out just fine. I
backed it down to the stock car and a flatcar of JD tractors and we're
off to meet the photographer! Now all during this time I only had one
sound engine turned on.
Now my layout hasn't been run for 2 weeks, I've been sanding wood,
drilling wood and messing with my trees for sale, but again no issues. (
I know--if I come home tonite nothing will work). But I find once you
get things working smoothly, hesitate to make changes unless you don't
mind extra work. Like Peter stated he wants to run trains without
spending too much time trouble shooting. Maybe I should clean my track
to foul up everything!
Bob Werre
PhotoTraxx
On 3/28/13 11:25 AM, Peter Vanvliet wrote:
Michael,
Now, *separately*, there is the Battery Power Supply (BPS) circuit
with rechargeable battery. It just so happens that the output of the
BPS can be used to power the DCC decoder/receiver circuit board.
It is that combination of these two systems that I've implemented in
my NW2 and FA-2.
- Peter.
On 03/28/2013 10:58 am, Michael Eldridge wrote:
NWSL has a pdf on their website, describing the S-Cab system, which includes
this:
"We've even designed a new battery power supply (available separately) that uses a
single 3.7V cell to deliver a constant 12VDC, including real-time battery charging if
track power is either sporadically or continuously available. Convenient battery power in
minimum space."
I couldn't find any more description of this, and it's not listed in their
model list, but it sounds like this would put a small rechargeable battery in
the locomotive. This seems ideal for indoor layouts. All your crossings, frogs,
etc could be un-powered, dirty track is a almost a non-issue, even reverse
loops could have huge gaps at the ends and not need polarity switching.
Also, if you are wired for DCC already, you could mix systems with only some
locomotives using S-Cab.
-Michael Eldridge
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