I'm normally a lurker to this list. I just thought I would like to thank Larry for bringing some sanity to this list. I returned to modelling railways last...
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Dave Heine
dheine@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 7:02 pm
... I agree with you on this. Now what are the real continuous and momentary input ratings. Thinking of DS-54 here. Dave Heine DCC user...
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David H. Young
DHYOUNG@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 8:46 pm
Dave, I have not taken the time to look at the input buffers on the DS54 but I seem to remember seeing an LSTTL part.....maybe a 74151 multiplexer and some ...
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Tomas Szoboszlai
tomassz@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 9:01 pm
DCC Folks: A very good e-mail rule of thumb is: "if you are upset, wait a few minutes or hours, and re-read before you hit the send button." I deleted the...
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Jim McKeever
mckeever@xxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 9:36 pm
... Don, I called my local Radio Shack, and they said that the 273-1610 was discontinued, and that they didn't carry anything similar. Do you know of another...
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Bob White
bxwhite@xxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 9:35 pm
Don I am using a DB100 to power my DS-54's. Had it not needed for booster, yet. Are you still recommending AUX power? I am driving 5 DS-54's all connected...
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Jim McKeever
mckeever@xxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 10:03 pm
... I believe it's not as simple as that. Fig. 1 in the DS54 manual says "Accessory 12-16V AC (Not Connected If Using Slow Motion Motors)." So if I relied...
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dick_bronson@xxx.xxx
Mar 3, 1999 10:33 pm
Jerry, In my opinion (worth exactly what you paid) <g> you should run one power bus per power district. A power district is all the blocks that will run from...
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Mansfield
gofigure@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 10:40 pm
On page 13 of the manual under the heading "Running DC Motors On the Layout With "Steady" Output ...If you wish to draw a 1/2 amp load current, you will need...
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Ian Blease
tristan@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 10:58 pm
I guess along with quite a few other menmbers of the Digitrax List I did not appreciate the tone and content of the e-mail that the gentleman with the $450,000...
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Jim McKeever
mckeever@xxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 11:16 pm
... Instructions say they draw less than 10 milliamps! I believe the section you quoted refers to other motor applications, not slow motion turnout motors....
5306
reez1@xx.xxxxxx.xxx
Mar 3, 1999 11:41 pm
Stanley, Wow! Sure stirred the waters. I hope whatever punched your button at 11:30 PM last night has been resolved and you are back to the more normal fella...
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Mansfield
gofigure@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 11:44 pm
From where I stand, a DC motor is a DC motor. If it didn't work per Figure 1 instruction, try what it says on page 13. It is the same for twin coil machines....
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 11:52 pm
Jim, ... Hmm why doesn't that suprise me of Radio Shack, and that was just last years catalog.<g> I'll look around and see if I can find something else. Any...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 3, 1999 11:59 pm
... Ok enlightenment time.<g> Watch reading only parts of topics or sections of a manual.<g>. First the DS54 can not supply any where close to 1/2 amp per...
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carmined@xxxxxxx.xxx
Mar 4, 1999 12:36 am
Can decoders be added to some of my older locomotives or just the ones that are dcc ready with no decoder installed?...
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Ned Carey
westernmd@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 12:46 am
I have a Soundtraxx decoder that has 9 wires going from the engine to the tender. I am using the 9 pin connector like Digitrax uses. On the back of the male...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 1:10 am
Ned, Not 100% sure what you are trying to do. The SoundTraxx decoders use the same 9 pin plug and socket that Digitrax uses, it just plugs right into the...
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Craig F. Raymond, Sr.
craig@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 1:12 am
Hi Ned: I don't know about paint or anything insulating the wires except possibly some of the old PFM black insulating paint. That stuff was real thick. ...
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vektrain@xx.xxx
Mar 3, 1999 6:18 pm
Carmine, Depending on the loco, you may be able to add decoders to older locos. It is a case by case item. It may involve some cutting and fitting to get a...
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chris shinn
christrains@xxxxxxx.x...
Mar 4, 1999 1:27 am
O.K. it's time for me to join the bandwagon and put in my 2 cents. Just to let you know, I'm not a computer wizard nor am I an electronics guru, yet amazingly...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 1:33 am
Richard, The UP2s do not have the 2mm power jack, but they do have the power pass through connection. So the easy way is install atleast 1 UP3, connect the DC ...
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gurriesm
gurriesm@xxxxxxxxxx.x...
Mar 4, 1999 2:32 am
... The ability to convert any engine is purely up to your abilities. The DCC ready locomotives make it easy Plug and Play type installation. Locomotives that...
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Don Crano
donc@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 1:39 am
... John, Can not really say, they are not all mine.<g> The two that draw high current belong to someone else. I only own 2. The two high current ones were...
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Jon Miller
atsf@xxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 1:43 am
My stall machines use 5ma in a stall condition. Years ago when we bought a large quantity we got 4rpm 12v motors. I run mine on regulated 5 volts and they...
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Ned Carey
westernmd@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 1:42 am
Don, Yes I know that the Soundtraxx has the same plug as Digitrax. I am trying to add an additional plug between the tender and the engine. This is so I can ...
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Jon Miller
atsf@xxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 1:52 am
I use epoxy. I have six wires that come from the engine to the tender. I epoxy the female part to the tender and the connector on the six wires is epoxyed...
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Jon Miller
atsf@xxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 2:03 am
I got to read this stuff more carefully. "Be very careful do 'not' use to much"!...
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jerry ernst
jerbear@xxxxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 2:08 am
I agree with you 100% All they should do is get you up and running, you can figure the technical stuff later. They have great products and I will still buy...
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Jeff Scarbrough
jeff@xxxxx.xxxx
Mar 4, 1999 1:54 am
... 3) Get the manuals in .pdf format from the Digitrax web site, print them out and put them in a three-ring binder so they'll lay flat when you're trying to...
