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Going Partially Back To DCC
ON28:
--- Quote from: Alan on July 03, 2020, 06:53:31 AM ---
--- Quote from: ON28 on July 02, 2020, 08:34:19 PM ---Has anyone here done an LM install without the plastic shell? That would buy a little more room.
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I did. The tiny amount of horizontal space saved by removing the plastic case was just enough to get the module to fit inside the hood of a HO Atlas S-2. Wrapped it lengthwise with a single layer of Kapton tape.
Fun fact... I emailed Ring alerting him of the fit solution. Tim responded it was a fire hazard. He seems paranoid of being sued or styrene is now considered a fire suppressant. ;D
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Any manufacturer designs and builds its products to be used in a designated way by the customer. The LM packs a lot into a small package. I am sure Tim has fire-tested the LM casing and seen a benefit. Better the LM melts than an open flame ends up consuming the loco, the layout, and the room! I experimented with battery power for trains and a short caused a small flame like a cigarette lighter to pop up on my micro r/c receiver. (Even small LiPo batteries can output significant amps when shorted.) Luckily, I had the shell off and only the Rx was damaged.
darryl.trains:
--- Quote from: G8B4Life on July 02, 2020, 04:13:10 AM ---That's sad to hear.
--- Quote from: TwinStar on July 01, 2020, 08:40:53 PM ---DCC is ingrained...
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or stubbon, brainwashed, clueless, biased... I could go on.
--- Quote ---It also appears that thanks to Ring that Digitrax has finally entered the early 2000's with the UI. Yeah!!
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More than likely it was TCS's offering not RP that pushed them to do it if it was competition that got them off their backsides unfortunately.
- Tim
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I have a few DCC sound decoders that I never got around to using before I went all RP. Care to make some kind of trade? Darryl
ON28:
I know the new TCS throttle works across different DCC systems, but I question why they would put the resourceas into developing new hardware when smartphone throttles are the cutting edge for control -- and yards cheaper.
G8B4Life:
--- Quote from: darryl.trains on July 06, 2020, 03:51:25 PM ---I have a few DCC sound decoders that I never got around to using before I went all RP. Care to make some kind of trade? Darryl
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Why are you asking me? I'm not the one going back to DCC :)
--- Quote from: ON28 on July 07, 2020, 12:12:34 AM ---I know the new TCS throttle works across different DCC systems, but I question why they would put the resourceas into developing new hardware when smartphone throttles are the cutting edge for control -- and yards cheaper.
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And you only have to read a few of many forums posts out there on the world wide web to see what a lot of people think about using phones as throttles! Just like there is still plenty of DC only people out there there's a great deal many people where using a phone as a throttle is just not 'gonna happen. I've done it and don't particularly care for it.
As to the cost being yards cheaper, well comparing apples to oranges maybe, comparing apples to apples no. I'll leave the rest of your post well enough alone.
- Tim
emd_16645:
I ultimately came to a similar conclusion. I've started construction on a permanent layout, which I too will be powering with digitrax equipment. My decision is based on a couple reasons. One: Its cheaper than using a series of Ring power supplies, although it does not rival the power method put forward by Alan. Two, I'm alone among my friends in the Railpro venture, DCC runs strong with them. By having a DCC power supply, they are able to run something of their own. With the newish Wifi interface that Digitrax has, I don't need to invest in DCC throttles. Third, realistically I will never convert my entire fleet to RP. I own somewhere over 100 locos, many already have DCC. It would not be cost effective to convert everything. Also, as Jacob mentioned, there are cases where conversion is basically irrelevant. For example, I'm planning on a solo RDC run for my layout. It would be just as effective to pony up the minimal cost for a sound equipped Rapido than go through the hassle of buying a DC, converting, then never consisting it to anything. Especially when there aren't really any correct RP sounds.
I really think this arrangement covers the best of both worlds.
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