I manufacture battery R/C equipment for LS locos.
I am conducting this poll to try and find out how populart battery R/C is outdoors compared to say DCC outdoors.
Best wishes,
Tony Walsham (RCS).
My garden railroad is 11 years old, a wavy loop with a siding. Power is from a PS-3 power pack, with a pair of LGB connectors that I attach each time I run and do not leave outdoors. LGB track. No jumper wires or rail clamps. No problems except for the switch, which has a dead point rail that shows up from time to time. I cure that for months on end with just one spray of Radio Shack plastics-compatible connection cleaner.
SandyR
I have an 10 amp altimina ,with a walk around train engineer , I have it 4 years and like it
turn the power on in the house and go out side put the trains on the tracks , and set your speed, no power packs to drag out side. BEN
Of course I had to vote other on this one as well[}:)]
I use a home brewed RC power pack. I started with an LGB pack, I think it’s about 10 amp or so, I don’t really know as I got it at a yard sale for $3. I attached an old Futaba 2 channel ground radio to it on a home made control arm, mounted the whole deal on a plywood base inside the garage. Wires are run outside and underground. To operate I plug the unit in, turn on the transmitter and run trains! It is not very hard to do, simply make the arm on your power pack short, and the servo arm long, center the servo on the gimbals of the transmitter for forward and reverse. I guess the other channel can be used for something later.
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LGB MTS system.Works fine for me.
I have the Aristo Elete mounted under the house and plugged into an outlet that is switched on my screened porch. Feed cables from power pack route underground to the layout to a DPDT switch which then feeds to track for onboard TE; or alternatively to a trackside TE. That way I can operate either way. It also permits visitors whom are not onboard equipped to operate on my layout via the trackside TE.
Really not sure yet whether I prefer the onboard or trackside setup, each has it’s pros and cons.
On-board TE and NIMH batteries.
BTW, aren’t we getting a little heavy with captains on this forum? Do we have any generals or sargents out there?
Walt
I use battery power and the AirWire900 DCC system from CVP Products.
Water and heat. [:)]
I use Train Engineer for track and points. Very handy the day after Xmas, set the trains on the track then go indoors and operate in the warmth and comfort of my armchair.
All the best
Ian P
Like Troy I use MTS and it’s terrific but Ihad a lot of trouble getting it to work initially but it runs terrific now. I am convinced that it was more the people than the equipment and I think LGB are remiss in allowing people to sell their stuff, who really don’t know enough; I blame LGB not the people.
I don’t know if any of you know that i successfully took my LGB dealer to court and a contributing factor (not the main point though) was something that was supposed to happen and my LGB dealer could not discuss it with me in a sensible manner.
I only found out today that the problem I have is common and is supposed to happen and their is a way around it.
I am also of the opinion that if you have any trouble with LGB at all, anything; go legal straight away; with their instructions as they are they will never win. This doesn’t mean that i don’t think they are a terrific company or that their equipment isn’t any good because this is not the case. They are a very good professional company and the LGB stuff is second to none, its just that something is lost in translation both language and through the people in the middle.
Rgds ian
RCS and batteries…only…up to 20 at a time on over 1400’ of aluminum track…
Well, when I signed up I just wanted to use my name but the site wouldn’t allow that! I guess there are just too many Robert or Bob Johnsons.
Since I am a licensed master mariner and served 35 years as a Delaware River Pilot on those big iron boats, I stuck the Capt in front and the machine accepted that.
I just don’t care to appear to be hiding behind some made up name; when I say or write something I put my name to it, and I don’t give a S— who takes umbrage or exception !
Nuff Said?
And yet no-one has ticked live-steam…you use the water & heat to make tea while you watch your trains just sit there?
Tony, as you know, 2 RCS, 2 bitzer R/C & i R/C live-steamer
Hi Tony
where’s the all of the above box[:D].
I have manual live steam standard track feed and 1 battery powerd locomotive with a second eventualy on the way.
regards John
Bob I always wanted to be a masters 5, I have passed a few subjects including ocean navigation but this wasn’t my line of work and by the time I had the time to put into it, my knees went on me and I had to sell my yacht as could no longer safely do the job physically. However I am a qualified coxswain and as such I can operate a commercial vessel up to about 13 metres.
I was going to buy a 40 ’ catamaran and operate it around the Whitsundy islands but again i wasn’t safe enough.
Regds ian
Bob,
Easy does it, that was supposed to be a joke not a jab. However it’s quite a coincidence to have two members use the title Capt on such a small forum.
Walt
Bob,
or should I say Capt. Bob?
Back off… I don’t think you were being berated for your use of title, it was just a comment.
This is the friendliest GR forum on the net & I know 'cos I’ve been online since the net started…
…You wanna be called Capt…fine…I’d prefer to call you Bob. I spend a lifetime being called Dr., I prefer to be called Phil.
Anybody can call me what they like.
Just don’t call me late for breakfast.
Tony Walsham (RCS).
Right now, its an LGB Jumbo 10 amp, routed thru a bunch of LGB switch boxes out to different blocks on the layout. Foolproof and worked without a hitch for about ten years now.
But as I add additional locos every year; they now come with decoders on board from LGB, I might give MTS a try.
I use 100% LGB motive power, starting way back to 1986.
jb