Capt. GrimekNah, you guys are missing the whole point. The reason Digitrax has not changed case design is that if they did, they'd no longer fit in your "Remote Boat" along with your VCR, DVD and TV remotes :-) The case shape doesn't bother me so much (although I do prefer NCE's dogbone) but I need shades for the "trick or treat"/1960's "Star Trek" orange and black with the "Hollywood Squares" graphic design! Anyway, to get this thread a bit more back on trax, are there going to be any real advantages to using the DT402 on small-medium sized layouts other than to re-access for runaways? Speaking of new designs...I"ve just downloaded a new version of Mac's "Safari" and will now find out if it allows indentation of paragraphs on this forum! (Not gonna hold my breath though.)
I am seeing a contest in the future for who can have the wildest paint job on their DT400 class controller.
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I suppose I could clarify what I meant by the ergonomics of the 400. To put it where I like it, much of it is hanging out the back of my hand, I don't feel like it's a solid grip on it, the way I can wrapt my hand around the blk of the UT4, and I suspect the roc control, since the knob is in the center and you almost have to
-Morgan
Keep in mind that to change the shape of the case, you have to change the shape of the circuit board as well. There is I suspect absolutely NO difference between the DT400 and DT402 circuit boards. The difference is added in code to the chips, and the radio package is a daughter board anyway, always has been. This is why they can have one throttle that offers 3 options: no wireless, the old 900MHz simplex wireless, and the new 2.4GHz duplex wireless. FWIW, NCE does it the same way as well, the radio throttle is identical to the non-radio throttle, except the radio version has the radio daughterboard connected.
--Randy
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CSX Robertlocoworksis the 402D manual available in PDF anywhere yet??? DT402 UR92
locoworksis the 402D manual available in PDF anywhere yet???
UR92
thanks again for the link, it answered my question for me. on another note regarding throttle upgrades in september, will there be a UR91 upgrade to a UR92 available??
locoworks will there be a UR91 upgrade to a UR92 available??
will there be a UR91 upgrade to a UR92 available??
No upgrade. The UR92 is an entirely new board that had to be tested and approved by the FCC. About all that could be used from a UR91 is the front aluminum panel and they would have to change the label on that.
Plus the UR91 is still needed for DT400R's and DT402R's.
Martin Myers