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Title: Thomas & Friends Circuit Board Thing-And it's Purpose.
Post by: T-95 on February 21, 2008, 10:21:30 PM
Hi,

Does anybody know what those circuit boards screwed on the cabs of the engines are for? And would it do any harm if these were removed and replaced with a decoder if one decides to go DCC?
Title: Re: Thomas & Friends Circuit Board Thing-And it's Purpose.
Post by: the Bach-man on February 22, 2008, 12:10:28 AM
Dear T,
The circuit board makes the eyes move at a constant speed regardless of speed.
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Title: Re: Thomas & Friends Circuit Board Thing-And it's Purpose.
Post by: sour rails on February 22, 2008, 01:46:10 PM
     Yes, without the circuit board, the eyes would move as fast as the loco. :D
Title: Re: Thomas & Friends Circuit Board Thing-And it's Purpose.
Post by: thomasj219 on February 22, 2008, 08:43:10 PM
my eyes adjust with the spped of the loco if it goes slow they go slow too same with fast its like that for all my models
Title: Re: Thomas & Friends Circuit Board Thing-And it's Purpose.
Post by: ZeldaTheSwordsman on March 01, 2008, 02:39:01 PM
They don't go as fast as the wheels,though.'course,I plan to alter my models
to have radio-controlled eyes.
Title: Re: Thomas & Friends Circuit Board Thing-And it's Purpose.
Post by: T-95 on March 04, 2008, 03:32:13 PM
Oooh-how do you do that? ???
Title: Re: Thomas & Friends Circuit Board Thing-And it's Purpose.
Post by: Diesel #261 on March 04, 2008, 04:00:20 PM
Computer Chip?
Title: Re: Thomas & Friends Circuit Board Thing-And it's Purpose.
Post by: Guilford Guy on March 04, 2008, 04:14:40 PM
A few companies make an RC DCC system, where the throttle is wireless. If the eyes are set to say Function 4, when you press F-4 it will cause the eyes to spin, pressing again turns them off. To have an RC control just for the eyes will demand a lot of space.
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