Re: Track Power Controllers

[Michael Graziano <mgraziano@austin.rr.com>]

Anyone else think we should switch back to a bunch of zws and be done with it?  :)

"Scott A Smiley" <sc.smiley@juno.com> wrote:

>And we only have 135 watts maximum on the sidings but the transformer we
>use only puts out 110 watts maximum  but we seem to be covered.  
>
>Scott
>
>On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:55:32 -0500 "Ira Schneider"
><ira_schneider@Iname.com> writes:
>> Ed,
>> 
>> We were not trying to use five TPCs.  We were only using four TPCs.
>> 
>> The fifth TPC was left on the serial diasy chain because it was 
>> easier to leave
>> it there than unhook it.  I had no idea there was a limit of four 
>> devices on the
>> serial port.
>> 
>> We originally replaced the PowerMasters with TPCs because 
>> PowerMasters
>> are not compatible with the sound system in early MTH engines (i.e. 
>> ProtoSound 1.0
>> engines).
>> 
>> Now, as I mentioned in my previous note, the Legacy Command Base can 
>> only
>> control TPCs, not PowerMasters.  So, we really don't have much 
>> choice.
>> 
>> The other problem is that the PowerMasters are limited to 135 watts 
>> of power,
>> which won't work with our current configuration.  The TPCs can 
>> handle either
>> 300 watts (our current models) or 400 watts (a more expensive 
>> alternative which
>> we have not invested in).
>> 
>> Since we only have four mainline tracks, and (normally four TPCs 
>> controlling them),
>> there shouldn't be a problem with the serial bus.
>> 
>> 
>> Ira
>> 
>> 
>> 
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