The "interesting" factor - Battery Power

Joey

Thanks so much for this information & video.  I have met a lot of resistance in the 3 rail community on battery power and I know there is a lot of work that needs to be done in this field, but this proves it is a near future working application in the 'O' gauge field as I know some are trying it.

I would love to start now, but I am in the process of major foundation work on my home so getting a rebuilt layout up & running will be a bit daunting at 67 with my bad back, but I WILL do it!  Hopefully in 2015.

Thanks again Joey for this video.  I'm looking forward to checking out the information you have provided.

Dennis

Thanks, Joey, that is quite an interesting video.

question: I had difficulty understanding the product name mentioned so could you or

someone print it out please?  

I have to say that when I got into O Scale, I never thought about battery power. There was a time I had the mini layout way out in the yard here and thought how neat it would be to get video of the train running around instead of just snapping a still photo. The cord would have to have been 300 ft - no thanks

Also, I have a 3 truck shay that is very finicky about track much less loosing electrical connection. I had built a diorama where the track was very uneven, simulating a logging line dropping down and going through a shallow stream bed.

No way could I run the thing with DCC, as it would never make it across, but now there is a possibility that I can do that.

Food for thought!

Joey, that would be a most interesting video to make.  I have seen some old old pictures of the logging operations here in southern Mississippi and was amazed that the steam 

donkeys stayed on what the men used for rails. 

We have some some old men around who still remember how working life was then and how dangerous. Even some rail beds (no track obviously) remain.

Great stuff, Joey. Thanks for sharing. I am still using DC for my layout, but have been daydreaming about going R/C. I am particularly interested in the S-cab system, click here to check it out. I love the fact that they are basically plug&play and can use DCC functions, including sound. That, along with the ease of having constant through the rail charging makes this system on the top of my list. I had this discussion with Mr. Sherril over at RLF a few months back, and he is firmly in the Deltang camp, which is fine, but it is beyond what your average MRR guy can or really wants to do. Deltang involves a fairly extensive electronics project and having to actually plug the unit in to charge instead of keeping constant juice in the rail (or just a parking/charging area with juice in the rails)is a bit of a nuisance IMO. Have you any thoughts about S-cab versus Deltang? I know that Deltang is a bit cheaper, especially when comparing the cost for one unit, but the price factor evens out after the first loco because you can use the same S-cab controller for more than one unit, whereas with Deltang you have a dedicated controller for each loco.