Hi everybody,do dcc wired throttles have a memory?Can you unplug the cab and move it to a new plug without the train stopping? SUNNY PORTLAND OR UPTODAY
Well, the 1st question "do dcc wired throttles have a memory?" was a false question.... Decoders inside loco have his memory of command received until he receive a different command. In fact the throttles send a command to the DCC station, and this one then send command to decoders on the rails. The station "usually" continue to send the same command on the rails until he detect a different one arriving from a throttle. This means you can disconnect a throttle and the reconnect on a different plug without change what happen on rails.
Throttle A lot depends on how you wire your layout. My NCE Power Cab has two wires from the panel to the rails. I have two connectors connected to the panel so I can move the cab around the layout. Unplug the cab and the train stops. I had to buy the NCE Smart Booster.. Now when I unplug the cab and move, the booster continues to send commands. Rich
Thanks again everyone,I think I understand this whole concept now.I,too,need to move the cab from one side to the other,so if that works,I can avoid the cost of the wireless cab for now. UPTODAY
Most DCC throttles can be unplugged and moved without stopping the trains. However , if the command station is built into the throttle as in NCE Powercab, then it must remain plugged in. This is because the command station is what actually remembers the decoder's settings and sends them to the booster to power the track. Thenow obsolete Digitrax Bog Boy system incorporated the command station in its DT200 throttle. It suffered the same limits and could not be unplugged without stopping the trains. Most systems allow additional add on wired throttles to be plugged in. Those add on throttles can be moved about while the trains continue running at their last speed and directions. Martin Myers
The big problem w/ wired throttles is the plugs break from use over time. A very good reason to go radio!
