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Title: Hello Board,Questions
Post by: Brett on May 13, 2008, 05:18:34 AM
Hello,Name Is Brett from Melbourne.
Try to get this out short and sweet.
12 months ago recieved a Bachmann Thunder Valley n scale set as a gift for my son,which he had no interest.Same uncle plopped a box worth of
Loco and trucks(mainly lifelike and atlas)this year,again recieving little interest.So its up to me.and thus the questions,here they are.
1.Can a ez dcc controller just plug straight into the track,replacing the original dc controller?.
2.Supposing the locos are dcc fitted,can these dcc controllers be programmed to automatically run a Display?.
Ill explain.I want to build a small semi permanent display,just a simple circle
with the back half hidden.Then  have trains pass thru the front side then dissapear.Like   a cuckoo0 clock,when its 12 oclock,the train passes.
Is this possible?.
Many thanks for at least reading.
Brett
Title: Re: Hello Board,Questions
Post by: the Bach-man on May 13, 2008, 05:24:01 PM
Dear Brett,
The EZ Command will simply replace the analog controller. You can also wire the analog controller in series with the EZ Command, which will give you one analog address and ten DCC addresses.
As for computer control, I'm sure someone can figure that out...
Have fun!
the Bach-man
Title: Re: Hello Board,Questions
Post by: Brett on May 13, 2008, 07:24:10 PM
Yes thanks Sir,thats good.As far as the 2nd part ,after watching a youtube video,i realise i need to somehow connect with a pc,or maybe a plc,but thats a bit much.Cheers.
Brett