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Subject: 
DCC and LEGO Trains
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lugnet.trains
Date: 
Thu, 2 Mar 2000 17:36:45 GMT
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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:

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/cook_thomas/

Please feel free to comment and criticize.  It is only a draft, and I
suspect it will be changing frequently for a time being.



Message has 3 Replies:
  Re: DCC and LEGO Trains
 
(...) Hey, cool! The message count for the .trains group has reached the 45xx range. Tom, you just posted message #4558! --Todd (24 years ago, 3-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: DCC and LEGO Trains
 
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 (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)
  Re: DCC and LEGO Trains
 
(...) that won't work with the current setup, since the upper power connection is controlled seperatly from the speed - that way the lights don't dim when you slow down the train. (which is cool on it's own). Perhaps it's possible not to do that, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.trains)

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