Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
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Don - Specializing in layout DC->DCC conversions
Modeling C&O transition era and steel industries There's Nothing Like Big Steam!
QUOTE: Originally posted by tstage Jon, Since Mr. Lenz came up with the DCC concept in the first place, they ought to be good decoders. I have a Z-scale Lenz decoder in my Proto 2000 S1. Works great! Tom
QUOTE: Originally posted by DigitalGriffin I have a Lenz Gold and it's very tiny and works very well in my switcher. I've added the Power 1 Module to it (Very hard to solder unless you are experienced). Any way, since I added the Power 1 Module, I have yet to have a "hiccup" over turnouts. (Some of you know this as table thumping to get the loco going again.)
dacort wrote:I have two Lenz golds in a pair of Atlas HO SD26's and they are excellent. The slow speed control is great and the engines change speed smoothly at any throttle setting. So far I haven't found anything to dislike about them.
dacort,
Have you set the Lenz Gold decoders for Rule 17 headlight dimming? I've tried a suggestion from Lenz Group at Yahoo and all I've gotten when implemented is headlight/backup light dim without retaining normal bright level when running. I've implemented Rule 17 via TCS decoders without problem but Lenz Gold instructions have me going in circles.
Thanks, Jon
Dave
Lackawanna Route of the Phoebe Snow
Jon,
I've never had opportunity or reason to try any of the "Rule" capabilities of my Lenz Gold but I've been VERY happy and impressed with the BEMF. I have a Lenz Gold in a Stewart FT and that puppy absolutely crawls on speed step 001.
Tom
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tstage wrote: Jon,I've never had opportunity or reason to try any of the "Rule" capabilities of my Lenz Gold but I've been VERY happy and impressed with the BEMF. I have a Lenz Gold in a Stewart FT and that puppy absolutely crawls on speed step 001.Tom
Tom,
My "Gold" as installed has my P2K 0-8-0 at same "is it moving?" crawl. How can it get better? In pursuit of dimming I found F3 which cuts in half previous speeds for switching and also noticed that when invoking F3 it dims head light!(Can't believe I missed this when invoking F3 previously) So if standing in siding I can invoke F3 and it'll stand there with dim headlight. Don't know where Lenz stores dimming info amongst the CV's; it would be interesting to know. CV's 55 and 56 according to the manual are set at max 255 value and are supposed to be source for dimming values aren't doing it since their default/factory set value is 255. I'll keep looking with fresher eyes after some shut eye. Also CV60 enables head light to display as mars light, gyralight,strobe, etc. Why one would want these effects at head light I can't fathom. I thought these effects would be ascribed to "second" head light if unit had same.
Worse comes to worse with these mysteries I'll pursue issue(s) with vendors at Jan'08 Big-E show.
Jon