Track Power R/C

DafyddElvy

DafyddElvy

1:22.5 & 15mm Scale Trams, , NG Steam Railways
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I couldn't see where best to put this thread/question, apologies if its in the wrong section.

Having a moment of contemplation, which yes I know can be dangerous in my case.

Has anyone tried track powered R/C, my thinking or pondering, is a constant track voltage, fit a good size capacitor for dirty track, with a 9v battery in the tram for the receiver n bits and operate things that way.

As I say its all just my head taking a wander in to the world of wondering :tmi:.


David
 
Most people who try this revert back to BPRC..

You still need to clean the track, and maintain continuity through all the rail-joints, points, etc.

You need to bridge rectify the incoming power to the vehicle. Regulate it. Either a 'keep-alive' or a battery. - So charging electronics in every loco.

So:
Still all the hassle of track continuity.
Extra electronics in every loco.

What happens if you want to run 'somewhere else'?
If you put your loco on a DCC powered track, will it cause your electronics, or the DCC system, a problem?

PhilP.
 
Put me in mind of this CRE-55491 On Board TE Receiver Tips Posted on George Schreyer's ever invaluable site back in 2003. Crest being the maker of the Train Engineer walkaround system so many of us used then TE Programming Yes, this is an evolution that used an rc controller on board each loco. It even made use of the PnP board that Aristocraft and Bachmann were starting to supply then to ease DCC card fitment. That PnP board, in some of my Bachmann Fn3 locos, I make use of to fit ESU DCC cards as ESC & sound on some of my battery rc conversions. Max
 
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I have talked about HM7000 chips that can run via WiFi be fitted to the loco and use track power for supply, they are relatively cheep and the 00 variety would probably be fine in SMALL LGB locomotives not asked to do too much work so that they pull a lot of Amps. But as has been said you are still in the track power route with cleaning and some concerns re section switching though a lot less with the HM7000 chips fitted.

BUT my experience with them in TT120 not brilliant, they appear to be in need of a software upgrade every time you switch them on and the operating system appears to be a bit flaky often loosing the locomotives input to it.
 
Allow me to add my or should I say Del Tapparo's thoughts and products for R/C Track Power.

www.gscalegraphics.net

Track Power

Custom Vinyl Lettering and Electronics for Garden Railroading
www.gscalegraphics.net
 
Madman said:
Allow me to add my or should I say Del Tapparo's thoughts and products for R/C Track Power.

www.gscalegraphics.net

Track Power

Custom Vinyl Lettering and Electronics for Garden Railroading
www.gscalegraphics.net
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No amount of searching provides an actual explanation of what the Rail Boss product is doing. A little infuriating. Reminds me, I must pop in a order for some lettering with Del for a couple of new West Well Lumber Co. acquisitions. Great service on those. Max
 
maxi-model said:
No amount of searching provides an actual explanation of what the Rail Boss product is doing. A little infuriating. Reminds me, I must pop in a order for some lettering with Del for a couple of new West Well Lumber Co. acquisitions. Great service on those. Max
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That is a 'Trackside RC system' similar in principle to the older Crest Revolution..

It provides 'wireless' control of analogue track power.

PhilP.
 
PhilP said:
That is a 'Trackside RC system' similar in principle to the older Crest Revolution..

It provides 'wireless' control of analogue track power.

PhilP.
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I get that bit, I used the old Crest Train Engineer for 20 years before going all battery RC and thought about migrating to the Revolution product, until Crest/Aristocraft went pop. What I find infuriating is that here there is no page with a proper product(s) overview, describing how it works and integrates with the existing garden railway products it's supposed to control. No concise product pitch, it just assumes the consumer will know. A total sales fail to this consumer thinking (sorry, most of working life spent in sales pitching products) and why I never considered it. It's not as if I have an aversion to shipping things in from outside UK. Max
 
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