Re: agenda item: DCS purchase

[Scott A Smiley <sc.smiley@juno.com>]

So we would have 5 remotes, the 4 TMCC ones which are interchangeable and
a DCS which only runs one track.  If we want to run conventional on that
track we would have to have the DCS controller but we could run TMCC
command with the CAB1 controller?  How would this impact that we are not
switching to command mode on the powermaster anymore?  To run TMCC
command on the DCS track, would we have to switch it to command at the
power box?  How would that impact a MTH engine being put on the track
after that without switching back?  Is this something we would have to
work with.  Could we blow something up in the trials?

Scott


On Sat, 7 Sep 2002 11:48:25 -0500 "Steve Wise" <swise@aoot.com> writes:
> 
> 
> > Would we also buy the connector to allow DCS to run TMCC engines?  
> Would
> > this be in full command mode or only conventional?
> >
> > Scott
> >
> 
> I've heard there are some minor limitations to running the TMCC 
> engines in
> command mode via the DCS->TMCC cable.  Plus they recommend modifying 
> the
> cable, adding an in-line resistor or something, to get rid of some
> interference that people have experienced.
> 
> We can still use the cab-1 and run TMCC engines in command mode even 
> on the
> tracks that we control with the DCS TIU.  Classic Toy Trains 
> reviewers opted
> for this method (sept. 2002 issue) since there were problems using 
> the DCS
> remote and the DCS->TMCC cable to control TMCC engines.  Run the DCS 
> command
> trains with the DCS remote, and run the TMCC command trains with the 
> cab-1.
> This works well for us too since we have 4 cab-1 remotes.
> 
> However, we will be restricted to run conventional trains on the
> TIU-controlled track(s) using only the DCS remotes.  So if we only 
> buy one
> DCS remote, then we probably should only control one track with it.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> TTAT members reflector.
> 
> 

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