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Re: Railroad Dilemma
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lugnet.trains
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Wed, 24 Feb 1999 23:25:35 GMT
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That sounds great Matt, in regards to TD3!
I guess my biggest concern involving the train situation is I would like
to have one switch rail between two lines or different tracks, each
having its own controller. I have a few questions regarding this
situation, I don't want to risk blowing anything up! :(
1) Can a switch exist between two separate lines with two different
controllers?
2) If so, is it possible to run just one controller for one train on the
same line if the switch is going to the other line? (I think it can)
3) Along the same lines, can I have both controllers operating if the
switch is not connecting the two?
4) Lastly, what would happen if I had both controllers running at the
same time with the switch connecting them is active (both would be
connected.)
I can try this, but I thought I would get some expert opinions, because
this will effect how my town is set up! Thanks again for the responses!
Scott Sanburn
Matthew Bates wrote:
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> Scott Edward Sanburn writes:
> > Thanks, Ben. I am using Matt D. Bates excellent Track designer program
> > (I did it on AutoCad for a long time, without much success!), and I am
> > trying to see if I can get just a simple switch between the two lines so
> > that the current doesn't short anything out. Thanks for your
> > suggestions, believe, me, I will have lots of fun! :)
> >
> > Scott Sanburn
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> Track Designer will not detect shorts created by attaching more than one
> controller. It only detects shorts caused by reversing loops.
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> However, that is a feature that I would eventually like to add to version 3,
> so that you can tell TD where the controllers are attached, and which way the
> points are switched and then it will show you in the electrical view, which
> bits of track are controlled by which controller and whether or not a short
> exists.
>
> Matt
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| All, see my comments below prefixed with 'ben>>' (...) ben>> Lego trains seem pretty blow up proof, but I'll keep trying. If I find a way to blow them up using only Lego pieces, I'll let you know. (...) ben>> Yes. Simply be careful not to cause a (...) (25 years ago, 25-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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| (...) Track Designer will not detect shorts created by attaching more than one controller. It only detects shorts caused by reversing loops. However, that is a feature that I would eventually like to add to version 3, so that you can tell TD where (...) (25 years ago, 24-Feb-99, to lugnet.trains)
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