[Greg Elmassian]

Several people have reported success, a simple charger that is basically regulated output somewhat below nominal battery voltage. This way it never overcharges the battery.

My contention was that this produces varying voltage to the rc system, and thus irregular speeds.

If I was to do this, I would put a full fledged charger on board, but then, the charger would get constant interruptions, and any charger worth a darn is microprocessor controlled, and would then reset.

Really does not sound like a great system yet.

Regards, Greg

 

[Greg Elmassian]

DING DING!

AirWire... runs DCC sound decoders, and you can use the QSI that way too.

Regards, Greg

Posted By DKRickman on 06/06/2008 9:02 PM
Has anyone tried getting rid of the batteries entirely? Keep a constant fixed voltage on the rails, which provides power directly to the R/C reciever in place of the batteries. A fair sized capacitor could be useful to bridge any dead spots in the track. Basically, it would function like a DCC system, with all the wiring simplifications, but with radio control instead of digital commands through the rails. It would even be possible to run high voltage (greater than 24V) AC, with it's inherent advantages regarding lower resistance losses, and step it down with a transformer inside the loco.