[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (Robert Stokes @ 30 May 2008, 17:31) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Although I bought my Bachmann EZ DCC controller last year, I have only just got round to fitting decoders in three locmotives and started operating it.

One thing gave me cause for concern straight away. Suppose I press number 7 to start an express train and wind the control knob up to a fairly high speed. If I now press button 2 to start some shunting, the engine in the goods yard starts to accelerate and I have to frantically wind down the control knob. Of course, I can't wind down the control knob before pressing number 2 or the express will slow down.

The only way round this that I have discovered is to press 10 (for a non-DCC engine which I shall not have on the layout) turn the control knob all the way down and then press 2. I can then start the shunter very slowly.

Does this happen with all DCC systems? Have I got it right and there is no simpler way of doing it? Thanks, Robert.

***Robert, the EZ command is about the only controller that will give you this problem. The only practical answer is the one you are using really... or replace it with a more capable unit such as the NCE PowerCab etc...

Richard

 

[Richard Johnson]

QUOTE (ben100 @ 30 May 2008, 22:46) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Is that also a problem with Bacmann EZ Dynamis?

No, as I said to Robert, only the basic EZ command. The reason I recommended the powercab not the dynamis was the very full function ability it has plus the fact it can read decoder CVs, which the dynamis cannot.

The EZ command is a basic toy train controller, and while it does work as advertised, its limitations are many, most of them because of the comprimises made to keep it cheap and cheerful

Richard