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Keep Alive installation w/ Railpro
TwinStar:
--- Quote from: Alan on February 19, 2017, 02:24:13 PM ---Jacob, is that black electrical tape? If so, it tends to leave a gooey mess if you remove it after a period of time. Try Kapton tape next time like shown in Al's installation. Kapton is heat resistant and leaves behind no adhesive.
https://www.kaptontape.com/1_Mil_Kapton_Tapes.php
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It is and next week will be 'was'. Thanks for the link, I wasn't aware of that product. I found the same thing on ebay much cheaper with free shipping if anyone else is interested.
William Brillinger:
--- Quote ---I don't imagine I'll ever be able to use a Ring solution if it comes about due to the bridge rectifiers we're using and the need to keep things the same voltage at the motor.
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Jacob, can you please explain what you are referring to here?
Why will the bridge rectifiers affect using a Ring solution?
What need to keep things the same voltage at the motor?
TwinStar:
Alan had previously stated that there was an argument to be made that if one RP was KA'd then they all should be. I don't imagine Tim's solution would require installing a bridge rectifier between his 'KA' and an LM and as such a Ring KA-LM would have full track voltage whereas our version is losing 1.4V or so at the motor.
Based upon this I don't imagine the two would play so well together. Perhaps I'm wrong.
TwinStar:
--- Quote from: Alan on January 30, 2017, 11:24:37 AM ---Sorry Rob. I was posting while you were. By sheer accident almost answered your question. Sure, RP will run fine on 12.5V. Top speed may suffer.
A case could be made that if one loco has keep alive capacitors then all your locomotives should also. It would be interesting to study the MUing function between KA'ed and non-KA'ed. I am sure it will still work but am curious if there is an observable deterioration in function.
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Here is what I was referencing in my above post.
William Brillinger:
hmm... some testing is needed.
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