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93000
As in low left and high right? Jim In a message dated 11/30/2005 11:37:57 PM Pacific Standard Time, digilox1@... writes: Substitute "lower" for "first"...
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Dec 1, 2005
8:49 am
93001
Jim, Just the opposite way round: First=Low=Right. Second=High=Left. Just as with any number of any numbering system. The lower value digits are on the right...
digilox1
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Dec 1, 2005
9:21 am
93002
Thanks Manfred. I always do everything from left to right. This used to screw me up when trying to do consists, because my natural instinct is to put the...
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Dec 1, 2005
9:26 am
93003
... You may want to get the PL-10W which is a lower current version of the switch motor, designed with the drive abilities of DCC in mind. The standard PL-10...
Alan B. Pearce
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Dec 1, 2005
9:29 am
93004
Peter, No question that the DCC Tester will not agree with an RMS meter because it is measuring peak-to-peak waveform voltage. Why? Because that is exactly ...
Robert Scheffler
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Dec 1, 2005
11:12 am
93005
please explain to us what is the purpose of this and capabilities. amperage ? Thanks George ... Yahoo! Personals Single? There's someone we'd like you to...
george ferrell
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Dec 1, 2005
11:19 am
93006
A common approach used in NTRAK setups is to use one loconet jack from the command station to connect to all the boosters (i.e., a "BoosterNet"), and the other...
Doug Stuard
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Dec 1, 2005
2:14 pm
93007
Another question.....is the "leader" considered consisted as well for the features described? I am not so sure as I was having bucking trouble on uphill moves...
John Chester
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Dec 1, 2005
2:14 pm
93008
On the UP5 the two front jacks and the side jack are "throttle jacks" and are wired in parallel. Throttle power is taken from the two rear loconet bus jacks...
Doug Stuard
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Dec 1, 2005
2:31 pm
93009
George, An auto-reversing booster is just a regular booster configured to reverse the phase (i.e., polarity) of it's output when a short is detected rather...
Doug Stuard
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Dec 1, 2005
2:45 pm
93010
What opswitch can I set to cause a DCS100 to power up with track power off? Is it the same for the DB150?...
Jeff Stanton
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Dec 1, 2005
2:59 pm
93011
In a message dated 12/1/2005 1:31:50 AM Central Standard Time, Digitrax@yahoogroups.com writes: If you carefully read my reply I never said "you must use" DCC...
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Dec 1, 2005
3:03 pm
93012
Robert, "You can connect in practice some of the UP panels from each end of the system just make sure you don't "loop around" by connecting the two ends ...
Andre Kritzinger
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Dec 1, 2005
3:21 pm
93013
Jack, Depends... If the top address/loco of an advanced consist is physically present on the point of the train AND the 2-digit top address of the consist is...
digilox1
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Dec 1, 2005
3:32 pm
93014
Jeff: Yes it's the same, OPS 34 set to closed. It reads; Allow track to power up to run state, if set to run prior to power up. If you need the manuals the...
Jim Albanowski
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Dec 1, 2005
4:05 pm
93015
Manfred Thanks for your prompt response. Forgot to mention that I am using Universal Consisting and only 4 digit addresses. With that in mind, I don't know...
John Chester
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Dec 1, 2005
4:18 pm
93016
Folks: A lot of this yea or nay on switch types might have to do with the number of the switch that we're talking about. The smaller the frog the tighter the...
Jim Albanowski
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Dec 1, 2005
4:24 pm
93017
Jack, Do you use different speed step settings for different decoders? In the case of universal consisting all engines should respond the same way. The problem...
digilox1
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Dec 1, 2005
4:24 pm
93018
My name is Ron Fabean i am new to Dcc my question is we are running Dcc and would like to no if we can run a train without a decorder on the same layout. If we...
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Dec 1, 2005
4:55 pm
93019
The simple answer is "yes" ... but it's likely that most here would advise not to do so except for testing or other unusual circumstances. To run a DC engine...
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Dec 1, 2005
5:07 pm
93020
To: Ron The process of running a DC locomotive on a DCC system is not profound. Bring the command station up to a 'Run' state where you have track power ...
Bob Young
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Dec 1, 2005
5:13 pm
93021
Why are you to only place a single DC engine on a DCC layout?? I have mu'ed two or three like engines, just like one would do with regular DC and have had no...
Danny L. Groninger
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Dec 1, 2005
5:26 pm
93022
Ron, You probably have more than one problem. Let me ask some questions here: 1. Are you using Digitrax or another system? What model & throttle? 2. Have...
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Dec 1, 2005
5:31 pm
93023
I really don't understand why the documents have to make it so confusing. Why can't they just put up a table that lists the various settings (in both decimal...
Jim Betz
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Dec 1, 2005
6:03 pm
93024
To: Danny I stated "single" as I assumed that the fellow who asked the question was a novice. As such he may not be aware that with address '0' selected on...
Bob Young
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Dec 1, 2005
6:05 pm
93025
I thank everyone for the help so far. Let me try to recap my understanding . When programming CV 57 , the right hand digit reads the solo value in...
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Dec 1, 2005
6:27 pm
93026
Here's my latest issue, and it may in fact tie into my last issue where I questioned whether I have enough power (everyone said no, I don't, though everything...
tshryock
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Dec 1, 2005
6:28 pm
93027
hello enthusiast's i started my track about a year ago and it is still not finished 6 engines are waiting in the boxes turnouts will present a problem i think...
Hugh Jones
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Dec 1, 2005
6:30 pm
93028
I thank everyone for the help so far. Let me try to recap my understanding . When programming CV 57 , the right hand digit reads the solo value in...
rnfeld@...
arizonanyc2929
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Dec 1, 2005
6:31 pm
93029
Wow, A new complexity. If we have to shut off the BEM when running consists, what is the advantage of a DZ143 decoder over a DZ123 road diesels. I think I've...
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