Re: Using Lionel Legacy at the World's Greatest Hobby on Tour Show

[scott a smiley <sc.smiley@juno.com>]

Actually, the TPC 3000 ( power masters) do not get signals from the hand
helds but get them via the wire to the base unit .  The Lionel ones we
used to use listened for the handhelds but not the TPC 3000.  therefore
to get these to work I would assume the base unit we are using will need
to be connected to the TPC signal line to get to all of them.  Now I see
your point.  The track 5 is a Lionel powermaster so unless Cab 2s know
how to talk to it , it may not get signals.  It still might pick up
things from there base until though since that will be wired into the
Legacy.  

The wonders of new electronics.  I bet it all works.

Scott

On Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:35:51 -0600 "Ira Schneider"
<ira_schneider@Iname.com> writes:
> We tested Bill's Lionel Legacy system yesterday and we will have it 
> hooked up
> and running at the World's Greatest Hobby on Tour Show this coming 
> weekend.
> 
> We ran into one minor problem, and I thought of another one last 
> night.  When
> the Legacy controller is powered up, our Lionel TMCC Command Base 
> doesn't
> respond to any commands from the CAB-1 controllers.  However, 
> Bill's
> TMCC command base works just fine.  We agreed that at the show we 
> would
> use Bill's command base, if we need it.  We didn't test whether or 
> not the
> PowerMaster in the auxiliary power box (used for the switching yard) 
> worked
> when Legacy is active (since I hadn't thought of that possibility 
> until now).
> 
> It would be great if we didn't need to use the TMCC command base at 
> all (at this
> show).  Bill is bringing two CAB-2 controllers.  If the other 
> members attending the
> show bring their CAB-2 controllers, and let us share them for the 
> weekend,
> we would not need the CAB-1 controllers, and the TMCC command base, 
> at all.
> We would then be assured that we are not interering with any other 
> O-gauge
> layout using TMCC on tracks 1 through 4.  Also, since Legacy uses a 
> completely
> different communication frequency, we would not have any conflicts 
> with engine
> numbers either.
> 
> This brings up the other problem I thought of last night.  If we are 
> not using the
> CAB-1 controllers, the Lionel PowerMasters, which receive their 
> command signals
> directly from the CAB-1 controllers (over the air), will not work.  
> This means we
> won't be able to use the track 5 transformer on the switching yard, 
> and Steve
> won't be able to use his private track 6 transformer on the 
> industrial sidings
> modules.  I realize these are completely independant from the TMCC 
> command
> base, but, if our goal is to use only Legacy controllers to avoid 
> interference with
> other layouts, we have a small problem.
> 
> We can work this out at the show.  Perhaps we could still use tracks 
> 5 and 6
> (and our CAB-1 controllers), since we would not be using tracks 1 
> through 4
> under TMCC.  We will have to see what interference this causes.
> 
> This should be a very interesting show.  We will be using Lionel 
> Legacy controllers
> for the first time, and I have designed (with Ricky's suggestions) 
> an L-shaped layout
> using the new 45 degree corner modules.  I hope all of you who can 
> possibly attend
> will do so.
> 
> I'll see you next weekend.
> 
> 
> Ira
> 
> 
> ------
> TTAT members reflector.
> 
> 
 
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