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Re: DCC and LEGO Trains
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lugnet.trains
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Sun, 5 Mar 2000 06:20:23 GMT
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lpieniazek@NOMORESPAMnovera.com
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I'm just spouting off... but one thing about the way DCC was implemented
by Tom that struck me was.... why not allow multiple motors to be
controlled by one receiver? I admit I only skimmed it.
Suppose that in addition to modifying motors to install DCC receivers
(call them masters) we also modified motors to cut the connection
between the motor and the power pickups on the wheels, but LEFT the
motor actively connected to the power connection on the top of the motor
casing... (call these slaves)
Now, a slave can be powered by whatever power appears at its top
connection point.
That could be a DCC master which is driving motor control/power voltage
onto ITS top connection point, or it could be an on board RCX.
In fact, if TLC does something with trains and RCX's as is rumored, and
if they give it some thought, they may GIVE us slaves without us having
to make them.
Wouldn't that be cool?
Now, what am I missing? Is there soemthing about how the wiper assembly
and the top connection points work that precludes this?
If someone commercializes DCC LEGO I will no doubt make a purity
exception and get it. But my locos use multiple motors and I don't want
to use two receivers per loco. Waste of channels, waste of receivers,
waste of money.
--
Larry Pieniazek - lpieniazek@mercator.com - http://my.voyager.net/lar
http://www.mercator.com. Mercator, the e-business transformation company
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| (...) ...I actually had a similar idea to this. But rather than input/output thru the top plate, just run a normal small jumper up thru the top part. On a master engine, the decoder would power it and the motor at the same time (leaving the top (...) (24 years ago, 6-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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| I have completed a draft explanation of how I implemented DCC into LEGO Trains. This is the system/technique that we used at the latest WWW.WAMALUG.ORG show. If anyone is interested, it can be found at: (URL) feel free to comment and criticize. It (...) (24 years ago, 2-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
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