hello. We’re still on DC with block control on n-scale and for a variety of reasons, will be for a while. However, we’d like to have a wireless throttle control (or possibly a wired throttle, with longish wires). Our layout will be an around-the walls type with a pit, with the room roughly 9’ x 7’ Has anyone used the Crest system? Thoughts? Other recommendations? thanks
Do you mean you are currently using DC control?
If the Crest system is what I think is is–the former Aristocraft system–I highly recommend it. I use DC and this system and have for years. I love it. Wireless walkaround control, very simple.
oops- my bad…corrected our original post. Yes, we’re on dc with block control and yes, the crest system is the aristo system. thanks for the reply
I’m interested in the Crest wireless system also. I am currently building a two-foot wide shelf layout around two walls of my 35 x 30 foot basement. A shortline point-to-point design that basically takes cars from the interchange town at one end and shunts them to the town at the other end, switching some industries along the way, then takes empties back. With this much linear footage to cover, and while hand throwing switches along the way, a wireless system such as Crest sounds perfect. I plan to only run one train at a time. Just having two wires for the layout, from power pack, to Crest throttle modulator, to rails seems about as easy as you could get.
Researching their product, Crest talks about a system that can control multiple trains, like DCC. I believe it is called the HO Train Engineer. Is this the system you are specifically asking about? Or, just the system that controls one train?
I would like some input on their HO multiple train control system in case I want to get really fancy and operate two trains at the same time. [8D] I understand each loco will need its own receiver, which plugs into the NMRA pin socket built into the modern locos. This system still sounds much simpler than DCC, yet can control multiple trains (but sound and lighting on each loco separately?), and is wireless.
Somebody tell me more please.