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Improvements to the Hand Held Throttles
JD of Georgia:
If we are rebuilding the unit… ABSOLUTELY in favor of Battery replacement. A lanyard would also be great and the simplified operating screen.
I can’t see the engine pictures anyway… may I’ll make a “picture” of the unit type and number and use that! Hmmmm…..
Dean:
All the suggestions are great.
The e-stop button would be an excellent addition. So are removable batteries.
The one thing I would like to see is a knurled knob.
It would be nice to have a small dumbed-down hand controller for guests.
G8B4Life:
I was going to post this last night, before I lost the internet grrr.
Yes I think there's too much clutter on the Locomotive control screen. I find this is mostly from having two buttons available on each end of the loco picture and the load bar graph. This is the last mockup I did and took a few hints from real loco control screens. With this one the MU'ing, module setup etc are accessed from the setup button, which gives you the choices of setup MU, break MU, setup module etc.
I was trying to figure out a way to get rid of the bar graph to unclutter that area but gave up.
As long as an "operations mode" screen was an option, not the norm I guess it wouldn't be an issue but I think the picture (of some sort) needs to be kept, it helps defines which end is the front (pretty easy with modern day stuff, not so easy with older diesels) and is used to quickly gain access to the loco select screen.
I would like to see more function "slots" available, 16 isn't enough these days.
--- Quote ---C.) Ability to control headlights on linked locos
- When the rear light button on the screen is selected, it should turn on the rear most light in the consist.
--- End quote ---
Is that the way it works in the real world in the US and Canada? It doesn't here. I'd hate to introduce something unprototypical, it's bad enough he had to put in the toy train auto switch headlights on direction change.
Swapping ends of a consist, hmm I remember mentioning that here years ago and getting a no need response. Good to see the idea gaining traction.
- Tim
SCL1923:
I've been a RailPro user for the last 4 years or so. I run three to four loco's in a consist. One day I realized that one of my loco's had lost power for three or four turns around the layout and developed flat spots. I didn't realize it because I had three other loco's taking up the slack and dragging the dead unit around. I would like to see a visual warning when a loco in a consist goes dead.
Thanks for the thread
SCL
A and D Railroad:
I am a potential RailPro user. I intend to run my railroad on battery power. Having lurked and given operations some thought. Having a large layout, I would like to put video cameras in the cabs of my locos. I would also like to operate Kaydee remote couplers.
I will need repeaters to operate the trains over the entire layout.
I also think a less expensive way to operate turnouts should be available.
The g scale receiver does not have enough outputs to run the sound, lights whistle, bell, video camera and remote coupler.
A longer range. Receiver or transmitter wiuld b useful.
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