Re: Discussion item

["Ed Weltens" <ed.weltens@sbcglobal.net>]

Despite reports to the contrary, this is not the first time we have had a
power problem.

My Texas Special will not operate with all its passenger cars and it is only
seven cars long and only six are lighted.  I have thought of looking into
some lower power methods of lighting but haven't made any changes yet.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Fiebelkorn" <rwf49@hotmail.com>
To: <ttat-members@aoot.com>
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:37 PM
Subject: RE: Discussion item


> Not being a technical type, I don't understand all of the conversations on
> Power Master, IC TPC, SC2, other hardware etc. but I do have an idea on
how
> we could do something to avoid this problem, not cause another operating
> problem, and the solution would not cost any money.
>
> Since the only time this problem has occurred is when there was a 12 car
> passenger train being pulled by a 4 motor ABA unit, we could limit the
> number of passenger cars to 10 and the problem would be solved.
>
> I can hear the boos, hisses, and obscene language already.
>
> Ron
>
>
> >From: "Ira Schneider" <ira_schneider@Iname.com>
> >Reply-To: ttat-members@aoot.com
> >To: "ttat-members@aoot.com" <ttat-members@aoot.com>
> >Subject: RE: Discussion item
> >Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 22:21:55 -0600
> >
> >I like Adrian's thoughts about the Halt problem.  However, I have some
> >reservations about any
> >solution we come up with:
> >
> >1. There are probably many different ways to interrupt the power to track
2
> >(e.g. PowerMaster,
> >      IC TPC, SC2, other hardware, etc.).  They can all be triggered by
the
> >Halt command
> >      propagated by the Lionel Command Base.  How do we restore power?
The
> >simplest method
> >      involves using a CAB-1 to restore the power.  This is still
annoying
> >to me.
> >
> >2. All solutions proposed thus far involve some additional piece of
> >hardware.  Substituting an SC2
> >     or a Basic Stamp doesn't really reduce our costs (since we already
> >have an "extra" IC TPC).
> >     It only makes sense to pursue another hardware unit if the
replacement
> >unit costs substantially
> >     less than we could get by selling the extra PowerMaster (assuming we
> >replace one of the PowerMasters
> >     with the currently unused IC TPC).
> >
> >I agree we should do SOMETHING.  I just wish it was something simple and
> >didn't create another
> >operating problem.
> >
> >
> >Ira
> >
> >
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