Steve Cook
Flying Squad
...how do you do / plan to do it :scratch:
Whilst its raining, I'm trying to work out the wiring for controlling my line. At the moment its powered up from an old Gaugemaster unit in the shed, but I'm going to add an option to use DCC so that I can use the autoshuttle function on Lenz gold chips (the diode matrices on the track are bypassed with separate switches down the line). The problem I'm chewing over, is that I actually want to be outside controlling the trains, rather than being inside, or just next to the shed with the controllers in. I know some options were explored in this thread, but has anybody got / used / seen / made a remote method of controlling the track voltage?
My reasoning is that by having remote controlled track voltage, anybody with a two rail powered loco can run on the line and have the enjoyment of being outside watching it go or walking along with it. I guess its not such an issue for those with continuous runs, but for planks like me, running up and down the garden to turn things on or off is a pain in the proverbial :lol:
Many Thanks
Steve
Whilst its raining, I'm trying to work out the wiring for controlling my line. At the moment its powered up from an old Gaugemaster unit in the shed, but I'm going to add an option to use DCC so that I can use the autoshuttle function on Lenz gold chips (the diode matrices on the track are bypassed with separate switches down the line). The problem I'm chewing over, is that I actually want to be outside controlling the trains, rather than being inside, or just next to the shed with the controllers in. I know some options were explored in this thread, but has anybody got / used / seen / made a remote method of controlling the track voltage?
My reasoning is that by having remote controlled track voltage, anybody with a two rail powered loco can run on the line and have the enjoyment of being outside watching it go or walking along with it. I guess its not such an issue for those with continuous runs, but for planks like me, running up and down the garden to turn things on or off is a pain in the proverbial :lol:
Many Thanks
Steve