Joined: 24/12/2009(UTC)
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hello,
can anyone explain to me the correct way to connect the 24997 uncoupler track to operate with a central station 2 controller? i read from the online instructions that it requires a burst of power - so that would mean connecting it to a points decoder and operating it like a point? or is there another way?
do the 2 wagons that i want to uncouple need to be in place with their couplers sitting over the uncoupler track and Then i give the command for the uncoupler to receive its " burst " of power?
or how? - the instructions are kind of vague as to how this item is to be operated!
many thanks for your help!
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 Joined: 15/03/2003(UTC) Posts: 9,593 Location: Australia
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Yep.. You need a K83 or M83.. These things have four ports so one can be allocated to the uncoupler.
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Joined: 24/12/2009(UTC)
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xxup ( and /or anyone else ) - whats the difference between a k83 and an m83?
sorry about these questions, im still learning about a lot of this equipment!.
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 Joined: 18/08/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,081 Location: Denmark
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Originally Posted by: db ice3  xxup ( and /or anyone else ) - whats the difference between a k83 and an m83?
sorry about these questions, im still learning about a lot of this equipment!. m83 is the new k83. The difference is that m83 can do much more than "just" operate points and uncoupler tracks. You can also turn on/off lighting, have a crossing blink and so on. It is a much more feature rich decoder than the old k83. And it supports DCC, which I like. I've written a bit on the m83 on my website: http://railway.zone/post...-way-it-should-have-been |
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Joined: 24/12/2009(UTC)
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thanks guys for both your help!
today i have ordered k83 from joesmodellbahnlaedle in germany - should i program it in motorola mode or dcc mode?
i will never reach anywhere near the 320 / 1000+ device limits ... does 1 mode offer more / better functionality / ease of programming / use than the other?
many thanks once again in assisting with me spending my $ on marklin -))) lol
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Joined: 18/08/2007(UTC) Posts: 1,081 Location: Denmark
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Originally Posted by: db ice3 today i have ordered k83 from joesmodellbahnlaedle in germany - should i program it in motorola mode or dcc mode? Did you really mean "k83"? Because that does not support DCC, only m83 does. If you meant m83, I don't really think it matters if you use Motorola or DCC. What some times matter is that you stick to one protocol (for simplicity). I would recommend DCC, because in the long haul, you will probably end up with more DCC accessories than Motorola. Not all accessories speaks Motorola, a lot do, but not all. |
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Joined: 24/12/2009(UTC)
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hey sjlauritsen
you are correct - sorry! my bad typing error!
i bought m83 item 60831 ...
and thankyou for your advice and help and especially the great article that you have written about it - i have printed that for reference - many thanks for taking the time to do this - its so helpful to newbies like me to have something so well written and things much better explained than marklin does!
thankyou once again, now i cant wait for the decoder to come and i can try it out for some shunting my wagons on a test track!
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