gregc wrench567 change the admittance of steam going to the cylinders how do you think that impacts performance?
wrench567 change the admittance of steam going to the cylinders
how do you think that impacts performance?
With or without a power reverse, the Johnson bar changes the valve cutoff allowing the cylinders to work their hardest, or work "lightly" or coast in "neutral".
Past neutral is reverse....
Someone else can consider the idea of how that is simulated with an electric motor and a DCC throttle.
Sheldon
richhotrain Pretty cool, I guess, if you are really into playing engineer with the time and patience to continually operate the throttle. This guy spends a whole lot of time with his fingers pressing buttons and moving levers. Personally, I have no interest or patience for such minutiae. I fell asleep at the 6:30 mark. There is something for everyone in this hobby, but this one is not for me. Rich
Pretty cool, I guess, if you are really into playing engineer with the time and patience to continually operate the throttle. This guy spends a whole lot of time with his fingers pressing buttons and moving levers. Personally, I have no interest or patience for such minutiae. I fell asleep at the 6:30 mark. There is something for everyone in this hobby, but this one is not for me.
Rich
Same here, no interest in that level of playing engineer.
My Aristo throttles use buttons, FASTER - SLOWER - EAST - WEST - EMERGENCY STOP, which I do feel is more realistic than a knob, especially an endless wheel encoder knob.
But even when doing switching operations, I have zero interest in this kind of stuff.
wrench567change the admittance of steam going to the cylinders
greg - Philadelphia & Reading / Reading
Interesting video. Thank you for sharing.
I have loved that throttle since I first saw it.
If I had to start over again from scratch, I would build an around-the-walls G scale switching layout. My only locomotive would be a GP-7, and I would use that throttle. The sound system would be so massive that my neighbors would swear I had a stationary EMD-567 inside the house.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
maxman gregc wrench567 They have a Johnson bar version? what do you think the effect of the Johnson bar will be on performance? If threatened with the Johnson bar performance always improves.
gregc wrench567 They have a Johnson bar version? what do you think the effect of the Johnson bar will be on performance?
wrench567 They have a Johnson bar version?
what do you think the effect of the Johnson bar will be on performance?
If threatened with the Johnson bar performance always improves.
Greg.
Before the advent of power reverse. The J bar was used to reverse the motion of the valve gear to change direction and to change the admittance of steam going to the cylinders.
Maxman.
The beatings will continue until moral improves.
Pete
I remember when these were first introduced reading about the need to greatly increase momentum settings to all engines to best mimic real movements. While I agree these throttles are extremely prototypical, the momentum settings require You to need to make a major decision, that is, to use this one throttle exclusively or to run your layout with your existing throttles with exaggerated momentum settings. At $600 it's a decision I'll choose to keep my existing Digitrax throttles.
Alton Junction
wrench567They have a Johnson bar version?
Looks cool. But I'm a steam guy. They have a Johnson bar version? ;)