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Improvements to the Hand Held Throttles
IRW:
The system is okay, but not moving forward in my observation. The sounds of the locomotives change at 29/30 and about 45% of throttle. Would be nice to have a "Drive Hold" feature like ESU. Seems to me it could be made to be more realistic. I defer to the experts like Lee for changes - but if I had to replace my current assets I most likely switch to DCC to get the advantage of newer features.
darryl.trains:
A lot of good suggestions and it seems like there are many comments that are related to the use of diesels. I have only one diesel as my scale is On30 which favours steam. Of course many of the comments would be useful in keeping up with better usage of our system. I have never cared about pictures of engines on the screen therefor I really do not need that feature but some may like it and that is fine. It's all good no matter how you enjoy our hobby... The old fardt in Arid-Zona 8)
WyldBill:
I agree with Lee, my top three would be....
Improved consisting
Dedicated loco operating screen
lanyard hook.
These improvements would be extremely helpful.....a dedicated E stop button would be nice as well.
Thanks,
WyldBill
William Brillinger:
--- Quote from: IRW on August 10, 2021, 05:28:47 PM ---The system is okay, but not moving forward in my observation. The sounds of the locomotives change at 29/30 and about 45% of throttle. Would be nice to have a "Drive Hold" feature like ESU. Seems to me it could be made to be more realistic. I defer to the experts like Lee for changes - but if I had to replace my current assets I most likely switch to DCC to get the advantage of newer features.
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Try manual notching instead of the load feature. You get a notch up and notch down button that allow you to change the sound of the engine without affecting the speed, BUT unlike "drive hold," you can still use the knob to adjust the speed. (ie: got a heavy load? start rolling, notch up all the way, then slowly adjust the throttle to achieve the speed action you want. Then back off the notches once you are up to full speed to imitate coasting.)
tedcurtin:
How about a stripped down, less expensive controller with little or no programming. I want to do more ops but don't want to spend a lot of money on full function hand held throttles. Maybe a concept similar to the NCE Cab-06?
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