Tonight (Thursday) we ran a train using Rail-ops and the fast clock in Panel-pro. All went great. Need to learn a lot more about Rail-ops to get all the benefits it can produce.
Now the Queation, where can I get a FAST CLOCK? Looks like 4:1 will be our thing. I want a wall unit.
Take Care
George P.
George,
Logic Rail makes digital fast clocks. They even have one that sync's up with the built-in fast clock in the Digitrax 'LocoNet'. Here is the URL:
http://www.logicrailtech.com/
Jim Bernier
Modeling BNSF and Milwaukee Road in SW Wisconsin
johncolley wrote:Congratulations on taking the big first step. If I recall correctly, Joe Fugate of Siskiyou Lines fame made an adjustable computer digital fast clock available for free downloading. Check with him. jc5729 John Colley, Port Townsend, WA
Yes, you can download the free fast clock program here.
I also want to congratulate you on taking this step. For me, operations is the whole reason I do everything else in the hobby. There's nothing like seeing your creation come to life and having your railroad buddies enjoy the layout.
Joe Fugate Modeling the 1980s SP Siskiyou Line in southern Oregon
Thank you for the reply. Joe, i will try your tick tock! I will also look into the wall mount. Panel Pro has a clock but it can not be seen by the operators. THe guys did enjoy the 1st try. I am learning the problems of trains and a schedule since with rail-ops you can not just hook cars and go. Everything must be in place to make the train and the program puts delays on cats at their stops according to the freight on board.
Again, thank you.
claycts wrote:Now the Queation, where can I get a FAST CLOCK? Looks like 4:1 will be our thing. I want a wall unit.Take CareGeorge P.
On my club's layout, we've been using the LocoNet Fast Clocks (LNFC) from Logic Rail Technologies (http://www.logicrailtech.com). One thing which is not immediately obvious about the LNFC is that it does not require that you have Digitrax installed as your control system to run- if you simply connect the clocks together on their own set of wiring (6-pin phone cable), they will run as their own little network, allowing you to set the time and fast clock rate on all clocks at once from any one of the clocks.
A couple other layouts I've run on have had great success with the clocks from GML Enterprises (http://www.thegmlenterprises.com). They offer both digital and conventional/analog clocks. A few years back I helped install eight of the analog models on a friend's layout. They've worked beautifully ever since. It was interesting how much nicer the "two hands" clocks looked than the digital ones on a 1950s-era layout. It helped set the era.
Personally, I prefer not using digital clocks on layouts set before about 1970.
-Fritz Milhaupt, Publications Editor, Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc.http://www.pmhistsoc.org