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

[Steve Wise <swise@aoot.com>]

> The separate power transformer for the switching yard, which we
> address as track 5, is controlled via a Lionel PowerMaster.  This
> controller receives is signals over the air directly from the CAB-1
> handheld controller.  Also, the power transformer which Steve
> uses on the industrial sidings is also controlled via a Lionel
> PowerMaster, and is addressed as track 6.  These two controllers
> cannot receive any signals from the Lionel Legacy command base,
> so they will not work if we are only using the Legacy CAB-2 controllers.
>
>   

We typically don't use track 5 power, I think.   I _think_ most folks 
usually power their siding with main line power.  And we can perhaps 
mandate that for the EWG run.

For the roundhouse/tt modules, we also have a few options to avoid using 
cab-1s.

1) The main line module has wiring to allow hooking the hole enchilada 
up to track 4 power.  We could do this with the understanding that any 
engines on the TT or anywhere on the siding would be subject to track 4 
power whims.

2) I could bring a plain ol' transformer with a throttle for these 
modules.  Most folks using them are running cmd control anyway, so all 
that is needed is a way to power up the sidings...


Steve.