Re: Mar. fun run

["Steve Wise" <swise@aoot.com>]

Ricky needs to try Track 1 with his ABA E8 and 12 passenger cars!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ira Schneider" <ira_schneider@Iname.com>
To: <ttat-members@aoot.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: Mar. fun run


I updated the power boxes for our layout to increase the available power and
allow MTH control
on more tracks.

Here is the new power availability and control capability:

     Track 1: 270 watts, CAB-1 (all)
     Track 2: 180 watts, MTH (all), CAB-1 for command control of TMCC
engines only
     Track 3: 135 watts, CAB-1 (all), MTH for command control of ProtoSound
2.0 engines only
     Track 4: 135 watts, CAB-1 (all), MTH for command control of ProtoSound
2.0  engines only

Note:  CAB-1 (all) means command control of TMCC engines and conventional
control of all
                               other engines, including MTH ProtoSound 1.0
and ProtoSound 2.0 engines
            MTH (all) means command control of TMCC engines, command control
of MTH ProtoSound 2.0
                             engines, and conventional control of all other
engines, including MTH ProtoSound 1.0 engines

Note:  Since the club only has one MTH controller, please bring your own
controller if you want to
           run command control of a ProtoSound 2.0 engine on tracks 3 or 4

I also added a separate power supply for the MTH TIU so it won't be powered
down due to a
derailment on track 2.

I have also partially fixed the shutdown problem.  All tracks will power
down when the HALT button is
pressed on a CAB-1 controller.  Tracks 2, 3, and 4 will power down when the
E-STOP
button is pressed on an MTH controller and a HALT command is sent to any
TMCC engine running
on track 1.  So far, I haven't been able to get the TPC controlling track 1
to power down if you press
the E-STOP button on the MTH controller.

Anyone who has a train that wouldn't run before because of a power problem
is invited to bring
the train to the fun run next week to test it on track 1 or 2 to make sure
we can now support
these trains without a supplemental transformer.

Thanks.


Ira


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