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Any RailPro Problems?

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William Brillinger:

--- Quote ---Unfortunately I don't think we can say with complete certainty that RailPro wouldn't have issues; we've never had a whole bunch of them use in the same place before, all competing for bandwidth at the same time; along with any other devices present in the same radio spectrum.
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe there is a fundamental difference in the way the wireless of these 2 systems works. Other DCC systems are talking back to a single base station, whereas RailPro is actually a Network of devices all talking to each other and acting as repeaters, none of them relying on a single processor. This is an inherently stronger architecture.

nodcc4me:
Several years ago, I had an old AHM Rivarossi GG1 locomotive that was giving me runaway problems. It was one of my first conversions and I was using an HC-1 at the time. I sent the loco to Tim, who added some capacitors to the motor and that solved the problem. Today, that engine is one of my best runners and one of my favorites.


Like Bill, I also had a picture disappear from my HC-2, which I also sent to Tim. We still don't know hat caused that to happen.


I have also experienced some beta testing oddities which were resolved prior to the release versions.

Antoine L.:
No wireless troubles here.

I even use the horn and bells when the locos are on the other side of the dry wall in the other room, to know where it is.

"choo choo" Ah.. there you are! And then it comes out of the tunnel portal all glorious and proud.

antoine.

G8B4Life:

--- Quote ---Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe there is a fundamental difference in the way the wireless of these 2 systems works. Other DCC systems are talking back to a single base station, whereas RailPro is actually a Network of devices all talking to each other and acting as repeaters, none of them relying on a single processor. This is an inherently stronger architecture.
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I believe you are correct on the technology of the DCC wireless. As far as I understand RailPro doesn't act as the full network like you describe, unless I'm reading your reply wrong. Only the PWR-56 has the repeater capability (with a limit of 4, which isn't a good number for large setup's like Free-mo meets unfortunately). LM's have, from what I understand the ability to talk to each other for the purposes of MU's. HC's can only talk to each other for the purpose of emergency stopping trains. I don't think the other devices - AM's, Reverser or PWR-56 can talk to each other (or LM's in the case of AM's and reverser) to be repeaters.

It would still be interesting to know if you had a room full of HC's operating, say 20 of them which I guess wouldn't be an unreasonable comparison to the number of wireless throttles that could be operating at something like a Free-mo meet or a public train show could there be any issues that could cause unexpected train handling or loss of control.

- Tim

William Brillinger:

--- Quote ---Only the PWR-56 has the repeater capability (with a limit of 4, which isn't a good number for large setup's like Free-mo meets unfortunately). LM's have, from what I understand the ability to talk to each other for the purposes of MU's. HC's can only talk to each other for the purpose of emergency stopping trains. I don't think the other devices - AM's, Reverser or PWR-56 can talk to each other (or LM's in the case of AM's and reverser) to be repeaters.
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ok, I went and checked the manuals, you are correct, only the power supply has the repeater function. Somehow I had thought the AM's did too, but I was incorrect.

Where did you find a limit of 4 PWR-56's I don't see a limit discussed in the PWR-56 manual.
Or is it that you can only have control of 4 PWR-56's with a single HC?

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