Hi All, From the Digitrax home page - Coming Soon DZ121 To Fit LifeLike N scale Switcher Does anyone know how far off this decoder is? Making plans...
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Bruce Sherman
brucesherman@xxxxxxxx...
Aug 19, 1998 8:43 pm
Hi all, I currently have the Chief system with (3) DS54's with tortoises controlling the turnouts. I recently hooked up the Ds54's to the loconet. I am ...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 21, 1998 5:50 am
Bruce, snip-> ... system? There are 2 solder pins on the BD1, one is marked Block. Connect this one to the isolated track you want the BD1 to detect. The other...
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Peter Ely
Peter.Ely.pely@xx.xxxx
Aug 21, 1998 6:16 am
Hey Don, A friend here's got a strange problem with his DS54. The symptoms are that for a unit controlling turnouts numbered 1,2,3,4. The strange thing is that...
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Kevin Jones
krjone01@xxx.xxxx
Aug 21, 1998 10:46 am
... Sounds like a problem with the encoder. It may have a bad contact that is intermitant. This might cause the throttle to think the knob is turning when it...
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Bruce Norton
electrain@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 21, 1998 12:05 pm
Kevin, Sorry to dispel the myth that DCC throttles don't drift! The ZTC 521 controller I have used on my Lenz xbus has previously had serious drift problems,...
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Bruce Sherman
brucesherman@xxxxxxxx...
Aug 21, 1998 11:30 am
Don, thank you for the response. I mail-ordered 10 BD-1's plus the DCC book yesterday. I don't know if I'll get them for the weekend. My problem is, my...
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IASDE@xxx.xxxx
Aug 21, 1998 3:47 pm
... thing ... Hi All We have experienced this at our club on a couple different occasions but I have not been able to duplicate in any controlled tests. In...
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Peter Ely
Peter.Ely.pely@xx.xxxx
Aug 21, 1998 4:42 pm
Kevin, Thank for the suggestion; i appreciate it. I am aware of the encoder issue and did think of that first time. However, according to the guys, this has ...
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Doug Whitman
WHITMADA@xxx.xx.xxx
Aug 21, 1998 6:07 pm
Bill: We had the similar problem at our club for a while. It was caused by the operators were not "dumping" the locomotive from the hand held and bumping the...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 21, 1998 10:05 pm
... Just guessing here, but sounds like there might be either Local Routing setup on the DS45 or if it's on a Chief system may be on the Chief Routing. ... ...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 21, 1998 10:06 pm
Bruce, As far as I am concerned, ask away..<VBG> -- Remember Always Have Fun and Enjoy!, Don Crano Akron, Oh NMRA #096211 mailto:donc@... Visit...
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Kevin Jones
krjone01@xxx.xxxx
Aug 21, 1998 10:12 pm
One thing I though about while I was at work today is the speed up/down control buttons. I so rarely use the things that I forget they are there. If one was...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 22, 1998 1:17 am
Bruce, As an after thought on programming the DS54, I have all the CV's and their charts on my hompages. So there is no text to explain the DS54 persay, but...
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Geren Mortensen
gcmhobbies@xxxxxxxxx....
Aug 21, 1998 10:39 pm
... Most likely, the center pin on the throttle encoder has broken inside the case, or the solder joint is bad. Early DT200 and DT100 throttles had a silver...
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Rob Keeney
robkeeney@xxx.xxxx
Aug 22, 1998 4:27 am
I'm writing a rigorous specification for our HO module club. I would like to include the part# of the ballast lamp generally recommended to isolate DCC and...
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Gerry Frigon
gfrigon@xxxxxxxxxx.xx...
Aug 22, 1998 6:51 am
The Problem Is that the encoder has an alignment tab on the top it's case and there is known hole in the throttle case for it. On any of the encoders I have...
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Geren Mortensen
gcmhobbies@xxxxxxxxx....
Aug 22, 1998 8:12 am
Excellent idea. I actually think that the side pressure is also a factor in breaking the encoder leads, and your plan should eliminate that. I have a couple...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 22, 1998 12:40 pm
The normal automotive lamp used is a #1156, this is a 30 watt tail lamp. There are solid state circuit breakers that will allow you to do the same thing. But...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 22, 1998 10:32 pm
Gerry, This is a very good solution, and one I will have to keep in mind for if and when the need arises.<g> So far we have not had much problem with the...
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Socresman@xxx.xxxx
Aug 23, 1998 12:33 am
I'm thinking of buying some of the new Digitrax utility throttles for guests to use when visiting my layout. How do they compare to the buddy throttle? Pros...
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Michael Gleaton
mpgalg@xxxxxxxx.xxx.x...
Aug 23, 1998 5:45 pm
Alan, I haven't had one in my hand yet, but I know that AJ and Paul Lator (Southern Digital) designed it for those who like to operate their railroads. You...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 23, 1998 6:59 pm
Can not really say at this time. I have a few BT2 throttles and they work fine. But they have been discontinued, in favore of the UT throttles. I have never...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 23, 1998 7:30 pm
Opps, sorry about that hit the wrong button..<g> Sent the first one to soon. Can not really say at this time. I have a few BT2 throttles and they work fine....
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tedyork@xxxx.xxx
Aug 24, 1998 1:46 pm
Is it possible to read through an archive of messages so that I don't start out repeating old questions? If so how? Ted Tedyork@......
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Norm Stenzel
chatlist@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Aug 24, 1998 12:54 pm
... track ... #1156 is the generic number. (18 years as a truck mechanic) Norm Stenzel Digitrax Inc....
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Norm Stenzel
chatlist@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Aug 24, 1998 1:07 pm
... The new UT1 and UT2 throttles will be a more traditional throttle than the BT2. They will have a single throttle knob and a toggle switch for direction...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 24, 1998 9:28 pm
Hi Ted, Welcome aboard!! You can find a full list of the Archives for this this list at: http://www.onelist.com/arcindex.cgi?listname=digitrax All you need to...
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Dale Bryant
livewire@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 25, 1998 1:17 pm
... track ... What does this do and why is it needed?...
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Sue & Fred
sue.fred@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Aug 26, 1998 3:24 pm
Folks, Is there any truth to this rumor? Is the DZ121 a PnP? The entrails of the SW9 don't look to me as though the creator has any notions of PnP. Any...
