SimonT
Western Thunderer
Simon,
my flavour on the set up is the Mk4 Tam Valley receiver feeding a MX645 decoder. All motors are Mashima/Canon 1833 or 30. Power comes from four AAA rechargables of 1300AmpHr and feeds the receiver through the same type of voltage regulator as Richard uses. I did try a single 800AmpHr AA in a pannier tank - Power on and there is the sound, open the throttle and unsurprisingly it all goes quiet as the battery hasn't enough oomph. The power isolation switch is a pain to fit in to most locos and I am trying to find a micro one that can mount on a pcb that also supports the voltage regulator; this will cut down on the wire count. I tried reed switches for On/Off but they were unreliable.
The transmitter fits into the output ports of the DR500 and that is mounted on the wall above the layout. My 42XX potters around quite happily with 10 minerals wagons (line length limit) and I get bored before the batteries need a charge. I take my batteries out to charge and put them in a domestic battery charger.
T'other
my flavour on the set up is the Mk4 Tam Valley receiver feeding a MX645 decoder. All motors are Mashima/Canon 1833 or 30. Power comes from four AAA rechargables of 1300AmpHr and feeds the receiver through the same type of voltage regulator as Richard uses. I did try a single 800AmpHr AA in a pannier tank - Power on and there is the sound, open the throttle and unsurprisingly it all goes quiet as the battery hasn't enough oomph. The power isolation switch is a pain to fit in to most locos and I am trying to find a micro one that can mount on a pcb that also supports the voltage regulator; this will cut down on the wire count. I tried reed switches for On/Off but they were unreliable.
The transmitter fits into the output ports of the DR500 and that is mounted on the wall above the layout. My 42XX potters around quite happily with 10 minerals wagons (line length limit) and I get bored before the batteries need a charge. I take my batteries out to charge and put them in a domestic battery charger.
T'other