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Re: DCC and LEGO Trains
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lugnet.trains
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Mon, 6 Mar 2000 16:37:50 GMT
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WUBWUB@WILDLINK.stopspammersCOM
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Larry Pieniazek <lar@voyager.net> wrote:
> 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.
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> 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)
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> Now, a slave can be powered by whatever power appears at its top
> connection point.
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> 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.
...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 plate to power lights or whatever). if
the tail was not needed to power a slave, it would just clip to the
motor and not interfere with things. It should be possible to power a
slave motor thru its top plate (I think I tried this with a battery
box, but I could be remembering the old basic motor boxes), so it
shouldnt involve too much internal surgery to make it not be powered
by the wheels...
...IMHO, I'd love to see a single set of metal wheels to do the pickup
from the track (ie, no motor) then leads off the top to power
slaves/lights/internal lights/whatever... That way we could put the
'master' wheel set on, say, a metroliner car and use the lights
setting to just light up the inside without needing a motor there
too... but that's just a dream :-)
...you can go back to ignoring me now...
wubwub
stephen f roberts
wildlink.com
lugnet #160
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