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- From: fraserf@bmerh9a4 (Fraser Fulford)
- Subject: Command Control receiver sizes and system costs
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.173707.21591@bmers145.bnr.ca>
- Summary: Question on Command Control
- Keywords: size, costs, command control
- Sender: news@bmers145.bnr.ca
- Reply-To: fraserf@bnr.ca
- Organization: Bell-Northern Research
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 17:37:07 GMT
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- I am thinking about getting a command control system and would like some
- more information. At the moment I've heard of a number of systems;
-
- - Keller OnBoard
- - Keller OnBoard Digital (?)
- - Marklin
- - Lenz
- - CTC (16, 16e, 32, 80, PMP-112)
- - Dynatrol
-
- I am leaning towards the Onboard system, primarily because it gives me
- the capability to add sound in the future. I have information from
- Keller that is almost two years old.
-
- I am concerned about the size of the receivers, especially since I am
- looking into putting them into small HO diesels (no tenders here folks).
- I have heard Keller is coming out with a Digital version. Does anyone
- have details on this? (price, receiver size, etc.)
-
- The ads in Model Railroader show a picture of really small receivers for
- the Marklin system (though who really believes ads? :-).
-
- I would really like to know the dimensions of the Marklin receivers and
- the Lenz receivers as I believe they are the only two systems that give
- me the small size I am looking for (unless OnBoards new Digital could be
- smaller?).
-
- And what about standards, I've tried to follow this newsgroup on the
- progression of the standards but the news seems to have trickled to a halt.
- Which system are the new proposed standards going to be compatible with? I
- believe LENZ is one, but will it also be compatible with any other systems?
-
- Please post or email, I will summarize if requested.
-
- --
- ..fraser Fraser.Fulford@bnr.ca
- OR fraserf@bnr.ca
-
- These are _my_ views and are not necessarily the views of BNR.
-
- MAGIC SMOKE n. A notional substance trapped inside IC packages that
- enables them to function. Its existence is demonstrated by what
- happens when a chip burns up -- the magic smoke gets let out, so
- it doesn't work any more. See SMOKE TEST.
-