Stayin' Alive
Reduce dirty track woes
D
CC users have long been aware of the need for
good continuity between the loco and the rails.
Having the control signal and the motive power
supplied together makes the track connection doubly
important.
As I discussed last month, Lenz came up with a way
to enhance the reliability of the DCC signal being
received through dirty track. To my knowledge, no other
manufacturer has adopted the Lenz Uninterruptible Signal
Processing technology.
Ok, so let’s look at the other side: keeping the loco moving.
What keeps the loco moving down the track without applied
power is stored energy. The most direct method to store
energy is a flywheel. Once the flywheel is moving, inertia
keeps it moving. A loco with a flywheel will run over “bad”
spots that will stall a loco without a flywheel. This is, by
DCC Impulses column
by Bruce Petrarca
Keep minor track power disruptions from
stopping your loco ...
DCC Impulses Column - 1
MRH-Mar 2013
